Canadian banks' use of tax havens keeps growing
A growing share of Canada's investment overseas is being channelled by Canadian banks into tax havens.The latest Statistics Canada figures show 24 per cent of Canadian direct investment overseas in...
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Canadian financial stability requires Canadian rules
Friday, November 30, 2012Canada's financial system emerged from the global crisis in better shape than in many other countries. Canadian banks avoided the all-out panic that struck some jurisdictions....
View ArticleCanada's banking regulations under attack in EU trade deal
According to a short news piece by Canadian Press, "Canada is struggling to maintain the traditional standards it imposes to protect financial services in Canada from foreign control and financial...
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Don't believe the hype, Canada's banks can't weather another recession
Monday, December 9, 2013 If Canada's banking regulations are not substantially toughened by the time the next global financial crisis hits, our Big Six banks may very well find themselves in serious...
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How corporate greed and corruption could lead us to another crash
Friday, December 13, 2013 Big banks involved in the 2008 recession continue their greedy, and at times, corrupt behaviour, which could lead to another economic crash that Canadian banks may not be able...
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Big banks continue gambling with our financial security
Monday, December 16, 2013 The next major threat to financial systems is likely to come from reckless investors gambling with derivatives -- the same betting vehicles that contributed to the 2008...
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Who should pay for the bankers' mistakes?
Friday, December 20, 2013 When the next big financial crisis hits the world economy and Canadian banks are in distress -- as they were during the 2008 financial crisis -- the bank-using public will...
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How to protect yourself from your bank
Monday, December 23, 2013 We need to reduce the power of big banks, weakening their grip on society's financial resources, and challenging their support for destructive, neo-liberal economic policies....
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Harper spares Canada's multi-billion-dollar banks from competition
Thursday, May 1, 2014Few myths are more carefully nurtured by Canada's elite than the notion that Canadians are well served by our six big banks.Stephen Harper rarely misses an opportunity to suggest...
View Article'Obsessed with Secrecy': The inside story of HSBC's Canadian clients
'Obsessed with Secrecy': The inside story of HSBC's Canadian clients New details are out about how one of the world's largest banks appears to have helped clients hide assets and game the system. And...
View ArticleHow a Canadian bank wants you to forget they avoid taxes
How a Canadian bank wants you to forget they avoid taxes If you are on social media you might have noticed a campaign by TD Bank called #TDThanksYou.
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Canadian banks continue to forecast gloom while raking in record-breaking...
rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! Support us on Patreon today! On December 2, the Canadian Press reported that the Royal Bank was noticing the "first signs of oil...
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In Canada's concentrated banking industry, what we need is a public bank
Thursday, May 12, 2016Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.For those with a yacht or a Porsche, banks are warm, welcoming places. But...
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New Zealand's Kiwibank delivers lessons for postal banking in Canada
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Canada's postal system is under review, and creating a postal banking system is a major talking point. rabble labour reporter Teuila Fuatai looks at how postal banking has...
View ArticleCanada's most vulnerable people are being denied access to banking services
Income inequality is mounting in Canada, making an already inexcusable wealth gulf worse.And with wealth comes privilege -- especially in Canadian banking.Low-income residents of Canada face a...
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