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This report finds that the traditional financial banking sector is not meeting the needs of all Canadians, and that the reintroduction of postal banking in Canada would offer access to financial services not now available to many Canadians. The study examines the wide range of models of postal banking in many countries, and looks at the reasons why postal banking should exist in Canada, how it could work, and some of the possible options.
OTTAWA—The reintroduction of postal banking in Canada would offer access to financial services not now available to many Canadians, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study, by independent researcher John Anderson, the traditional financial banking sector is not meeting the needs of all Canadians. There are many Canadians in large regions of the country not served by banking institutions and an estimated 3% to 15% of Canadians do not have a bank account.
OTTAWA — La relance des services bancaires postaux au Canada donnerait accès à des services financiers dont beaucoup de Canadiens ne disposent pas maintenant, selon une étude dévoilée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA).
Ce rapport conclut que le secteur bancaire et financier traditionnel ne répond pas aux besoins de toute la population canadienne et que la relance des services bancaires postaux au Canada donnerait accès à des services financiers dont beaucoup de Canadiens ne disposent pas maintenant. L'étude examine aussi un large éventail de modèles de services bancaires postaux offerts dans de nombreux pays et répond aux questions suivantes: Pourquoi devrait-il y avoir des services bancaires postaux au Canada? Comment de tels services pourraient-ils fonctionner?
Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA's Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index
"Parliamentary government," Eugene Forsey wrote, "is not just a matter of counting heads instead of breaking them. It is also a matter of using them. It is government by discussion, not just by majority vote.”
"The idea of senators as lazy old busters who sit twiddling their thumbs and don't earn their keep is seriously exaggerated," said Eugene Forsey, Canada's renowned constitutional expert, while being interviewed back in 1978 in his Senate office. "Our work is not spectacular as a rule, but it can be exceedingly important."
My father described himself as "a Canadian nationalist – by instinct, upbringing and conviction alike."What did he mean? His nationalism was certainly not the kind of "my-country-right-or-wrong" flag-waving that justifies intolerance and abuse, or the jingoistic fervour that erodes democracy and common sense and too often leads to war. His nationalism meant knowing and loving this country, striving to keep it strong and free, and ensuring its ongoing contribution to a better world.
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“The owners can basically be viewed as the Ranch, and the players, and me included, are the cattle. The owners own the Ranch and allow the players to eat there. That’s the way it’s always been and that’s the way it will be forever. And the owners simply aren’t going to let a union push them around. It’s not going to happen.” Red Wings executive Jim Devellano, September 20, 2012