The Star: ‘We need the internet now’: Advocates call on government to make internet accessible — and affordable — to everyone
Posted on March 17, 2021
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CBC Canada Tonight: New bill targets predatory lenders
Posted March 15, 2021
WATCH : CBC speaks to ACORN leader Donna Borden about her experience with predatory lenders, and why we need to regulate the outrageous interest rates they are allowed to charge:
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Toronto Star: NDP asks Ottawa to slash interest rates on payday loans
Posted March 12, 2021
St Catharines Standard: NDP asks Ottawa to slash interest rates on payday loans
Posted March 12, 2021
Toronto.com: Rogers expands affordable internet program with aim to reach 750,000 households
Posted March 10, 2021
CBC The National: Payday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47% create debt traps, critics say
Posted March 5, 2021
CBC Morning North: The voices of people facing eviction in Ontario
Posted March 2, 2021
With the lockdown over in most of Ontario, some things are getting back to normal. And that includes people being forced out of their homes for not paying rent. The advocacy group Acorn Ontario put us in touch with three people across the province facing eviction this spring. The first voice you'll hear is an Ottawa woman named Patricia, who told us about the place she calls home.
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Huffington Post: Low-Income Canadians Face 'Abusive' Lending Rates Even In Pandemic
Lenders can hike interest rates up to 59 per cent. One senator is trying to make that illegal.
Toronto Star: Advocates announce day of action for affordable internet, as Supreme Court delivers defeat to Bell Canada
A coalition of advocates, organizations and researchers is launching a nationwide day of action to demand affordable-internet policies from the federal government.
Toronto Star: Editorial: The high cost of banking for millions of Canadians
While interest rates remain pinned to historic lows, and while the country’s Big Six banks continue to rack up profits in the multibillions, a vast swath of borrowers have been cast out of the realm of conventional lending.