OC Magazine: High-speed Internet: The price is just too steep for many Canadians
Posted April 19, 2021
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ACORN Canada National
CBC News: CRTC to allow small wireless carriers to piggyback on Big 3 networks
Posted April 17, 2021
ACORN Members - Stop Rogers-Shaw Merger
Posted on April 1, 2021
April Fools! The joke's on consumers if the government approves the Rogers-Shaw Merger!
The Star: ‘We need the internet now’: Advocates call on government to make internet accessible — and affordable — to everyone
Posted on March 17, 2021
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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