Canadians deserve more from our financial sector

Despite a joint letter from banks, credit unions, fintechs, consumer and business groups asking for change, Canada has yet to increase access to more affordable and tailored financial services.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured recently on the Hill. The federal government has been taking other steps to make life more affordable for Canadians. It should recognize that upgrading our financial sector needs to be part of the strategy, too, writes Alex Vronces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALEX VRONCES

October 12, 2023

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business used to release report cards for our banks. By their metrics, our banks aren’t doing so well by their customers. If you checked out the last report card, you’d see that our banks get consistently low scores from small busin...

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