COVID-19: Benefits and Resources
A collection of information, resources, news and campaigns around the COVID-19 pandemic.
Financial Literacy and Justice
RBI: Canada: “Stay out of banking business,” banks tell post office
The lobby group representing Canada’s big banks says there just is “no public policy objective or existing gap in the marketplace” calling for Canada Post to become a retail bank.
The Province: As London stores move from cash transactions, the poor pay the price
It’s the poorest Londoners who are feeling the pinch from stores that are bypassing cash during the COVID-19 crisis for fear of spreading or contracting the deadly virus.
CTV News: Bank of Canada urges stores to continue to accept cash
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers had been increasingly using forms of cashless payment such as credit and debit cards, e-transfers and their smartphones to pay for products.
140 ACORN members discuss how to rebuild a people centric economy
Posted on May 13, 2020
Governments MUST Stop Gouging and Usury by Payday Lenders
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What the Federal Stimulus Package Means for You
Posted March 20, 2020
Members door knock for justice #FordFightback
As part of its monthly Ford Fight Back series, ACORN members across Hamilton, Ottawa and Toronto got together and knocked on doors in Doug Ford's home turf!
ACORN members call out to the loan sharks, demand an end to predatory lending
Posted on November 15, 2019
CBC News: City proposing new TTC discounts, after-school programs and library hours to battle poverty
Ford government cuts could jeopardize anti-poverty efforts, city says