I absolutely hate trying to contact the Provincial Government

Waited on hold today for 45 minutes to speak to the provincial government office today about my income assistance check. After waiting that amount of time, this automated message comes on and says...

"Thank you for contacting the Ministry of Social Development. Our contact center is currently experiencing heavy call volumes at this time. We recommend calling back between *8:30AM and 10:00AM, and 2:45PM to 4:00PM, as our call volumes are generally lower at this time. Your call will now be disconnected. Goodbye. *Click*".

If I want to wait on hold that's my call...

Just goes to show that the Government doesn't give a **** about anything us lowly citizens have to say...

What's the Ministry of Social Development do?

EDIT: I ask, 'cause it sounds like it'd be the name of a Covenant ship in Halo.

I take it you're Canadian?

Probably faster to just send a email

Sometimes I think the Government wants you to wait on hold for long amounts of time just to make you THINK they're really busy.

Ever tried getting help from a phone company? :lol: They get more of your money while they keep you on hold, for a problem that they most likely caused, and that they'll never want to solve.