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Notices of Consultation 2005 | CRTC

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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | CRTC

Today's Releases - January 13, 2023 | CRTC

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
Support Centre \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/contact/	24
Decisions 2002 \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/8045/d2002.htm	11
Notices of Consultation 2018 \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/8045/n2018.htm	1
News \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/media.htm	1
Notices of Consultation 2005 \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/8045/n2005.htm	1
Information Bulletins 2009 \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/8045/i2009.htm	1
Decisions 2000 \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/8045/d2000.htm	1
Notices of Consultation 2001 \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/8045/n2001.htm	1
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/home-accueil.htm	1
Today's Releases - January 13, 2023 \| CRTCcrtc.gc.ca/eng/whatsnew.htm	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission

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