Financial Literacy and Justice

Posted December 16, 2021

A group which advocates for low-to-moderate income earners wants Ottawa to act on what it calls the criminal interest rate of predatory loans.

ACORN New Brunswick spokesperson Peter Jongeneelen says if you can’t get a loan from a bank you must resort to other lenders with staggering interest rates.

Posted December 16, 2021

When money is tight at the end of the month, Liz Scott is forced to make some difficult decisions.

But Scott, who relies on Ontario Disability Support Program payments, avoids the temptation of high-interest loans at all cost.

Posted on December 15, 2021

Posted December 15, 2021

Posted December 15, 2021

Christmas is coming early for Canada’s bankers.

The six largest banks hit record-breaking profits in 2021 and will pay out massive bonuses at the year’s end, newly released fourth quarter earnings reports show. On the strength of a combined $57.4 billion in profits, the Big Six are paying out $18.8 billion in bonuses before the holidays.

Posted December 14, 2021

Members of a Peel advocacy group will protest outside a dozen or so money-lending businesses in central Mississauga tomorrow as part of a nationwide call on Ottawa to criminalize high-interest loans that target low-income families.

Posted December 6, 2021

Christmas is coming early for Canada’s bankers. 

Posted November 8, 2021

Casey Plett is the Scotiabank Giller Prize-nominated author of A Dream of a Woman.

Posted August 9, 2021