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| 01/21/08 |
NEWS RELEASE: Federal Finance
Minister Jim Flaherty Must, At The Very Least, Require Banks To Prove Their
Credit Card Interest Rates and Service Charges are Fair -- Mergers
Not in Public Interest -- Competition, Service Study Needed If Merger Ban
Reconsidered |
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| 12/06/07 |
NEWS RELEASE: If Conservative
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Doesn’t Act Now, Big Banks Will Recoup
Their $2 Billion in Losses By Increasing Gouging, Cutting Loans to Creditworthy
Businesses, and Continuing Excessively Risky Investing |
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| 11/30/07 |
NEWS RELEASE: As Annual Bank
Profit Reports Show, Conservative Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
Has Done Almost Nothing To Stop Gouging or To Ensure Fair, Responsible
Lending and Investing |
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| 7/05/07 |
LETTER-TO-THE-EDITOR: Bank merger
review guidelines are mostly finalized, and public, but are weak |
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| 4/17/07 |
NEWS RELEASE: Government and
Committee Should Not Buy Banks' Claims About Fees And Services -- Audit
Needed As U.S. Has Done For More Than 20 Years To Ensure All Canadians
Served Well At Fair Prices |
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| 3/22/07 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls
On Senate Committee To Strengthen Bill C-37 To Require Banks To Prove Their
Record $19 Billion Profits Are Based On Fair Prices, Service, And Responsible
Lending, And To Require Disclosure of Violators of Financial Laws |
Modifications prioritaires de
la législation fédérale sur les institutions financières |
| 3/12/07 |
OP-ED: Price of lack of bank
accountability is too high, as the U.S. recognized 30 years ago |
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| 2/26/07 |
NEWS RELEASE: Federal Finance
Minister's Meeting with Banks Should Be Public, Not Behind Closed Doors,
and Banks Should Answer 10 Key Questions About Their Operations, Not Just
About Bank Fees |
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| 1/27/07 |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Banking
fees double while finance ministers do nothing to stop the gouging |
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| 1/26/07 |
NEWS RELEASE: Federal Conservative
Finance Minister Talks the Talk on Bank Service Charges, But Will He Actually
Use Bill C-37 to Require Banks to Prove Their Record $19 Billion Profits
Are Based on Fair Prices and Service, and to Prohibit Bank Mergers That
Are Not in the Public Interest? |
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| 01/25/07 |
WEBSITE INTERVIEW: Federal
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty must require banks to prove, through an independent
audit, that all service charges are fair (CBC TV's The National" --
To see the interview click on the link to the video on the right-hand side
of the webpage this link takes you to) |
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| 12/14/06 |
NEWS RELEASE: Federal Conservatives
Fail in Bill C-37 To Require Banks To Prove Their Record $19 Billion Profits
Are Based on Fair Prices and Service, and Responsible Lending and Investing,
and Also Fail to Ensure Bank Mergers and Takeovers Are in the Public Interest |
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| 12/11/06 |
WEBSITE ARTICLE: Bank
mergers in Canada will create mega-banks that provide worse service, reduce
choices for borrowers, and are less efficient (CBC.ca website) |
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| 06/02/06 |
WEBSITE ARTICLE: TD
Bank's U.S. subsidiary cuts fees for customers using other bank's machines,
but not in Canada (National Post) |
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| 03/20/06 |
WEBSITE ARTICLE: Federal
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada not effectively enforcing financial
consumer protection laws (Vancouver Sun, March 20, 2006) |
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| 09/16/05 |
OPINION PIECE: Better Banks Needed,
Not Bigger Banks |
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| 06/21/05 |
WEBSITE ARTICLE: Finance
Minister Ralph Goodale Uses Lame Excuses for His Failure to Release Bank
Merger Review Process Guidelines (CJAD News Montreal (based on CP wire
story, June 21, 2005) |
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| 02/27/05 |
WEBSITE ARTICLE: Duff
Conacher on CBC TV's Marketplace Calling for Federal Government Review
of Bank Credit Card Interest Rates (February 27, 2005) |
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| 12/21/04 |
RADIO INTERVIEW: Duff
Conacher on CBC Radio's "The Current" re: need for effective corporate
regulation and creation of citizen watchdog groups in Canada (December
21, 2004 - To listen to the interview, scroll down page this link takes
you to and click on "Part 3" link (you will need Real Audio software to
listen to the piece) the piece starts 9 minutes 24 seconds into Part 3
of the show and runs almost to the end of the show) |
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| 12/11/04 |
RADIO PIECE: Duff Conacher
on CBC Radio's "The House" Calling for More Comprehensive, Effective Regulation
of Investment Industry (December 11 , 2004 -- To listen to the piece,
click on the "Dec. 11" link under the heading "2004" on the page this link
takes you to (you will need Real Audio software to listen to the piece)
the piece starts 27 minutes 37 seconds into the show, and ends 36 minutes
22 seconds into the show) |
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| 12/06/04 |
NEWS RELEASE: Federal Liberals
Fail to Require Banks to Prove That Their Record Profits are not Based
on Gouging and Branch Closures |
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| 01/28/04 |
WEBSITE ARTICLE: Banks
Unjustifiably Close Branches in Low-Income Neighbourhoods (Montreal
Gazette, January 28, 2004) |
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| 01/28/04 |
WEBSITE ARTICLE: Bank
Executives Make Millions While Their Banks Break the Law (Toronto Star) |
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| 02/05/03 |
NEWS RELEASE: U.S. DISCLOSURE
AND REVIEW MEASURES SHOULD BE ADOPTED FOR BANK MERGER REVIEW PROCESS TO
SHINE LIGHT ON BANKS' LENDING AND SERVICE RECORDS |
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| 04/08/02 |
NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TALK
CHEAPER THAN CREDIT CARDS, COALITION CALLS FOR ACTION ON RECORD HIGH INTEREST
RATES |
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| 05/02/01 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION CALLS
ON SENATE COMMITTEE TO CLOSE GAPS IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LAW |
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| 03/15/01 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION CALLS
ON FINANCE COMMITTEE TO CLOSE GAPS IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LAW |
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| 06/13/00 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION CALLS
ON PAUL MARTIN TO CLOSE GAPS IN PROPOSED BANK ACCOUNTABILITY LAW |
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| 03/09/00 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION RELEASES
FIRST-EVER COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT REVIEW OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN CANADA,
CALLS ON FINANCE MINISTER TO ENACT REVIEW SYSTEM IN LAW |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: UNE
COALITION PUBLIE LE TOUT PREMIER RAPPORT SUR LE RENDEMENT DES INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIÈRES CANADIENNES EN MATIÈRE DE RÉINVESTISSEMENT
COMMUNAUTAIRE ET PRESSE LE MINISTRE DES FINANCES D'ENCHÂSSER UN SYSTÈME
D'EXAMEN DANS LA LOI |
| 01/18/00 |
WEBSITE ARTICLE: "Generic"
and "white label" bank machines give Canada's big banks a new opportunity
to gouge customers (CBC TV's "Marketplace" show) |
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| 11/19/99 |
NEWS RELEASE: CHANGE IN BANKING
LAWS WOULD CREATE $15 BILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: DES
CHANGEMENTS AUX LOIS QUI RÉGISSENT LES BANQUES PERMETTRAIENT D'INJECTER
15 MILLIARDS DE DOLLARS DANS LE LOGEMENT ABORDABLE |
| 06/25/99 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION CALLS
ON PAUL MARTIN TO CLOSE REMAINING GAPS IN BANK ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS |
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| 06/23/99 |
NEWS RELEASE: NATIONAL SURVEY
SHOWS VOLUNTARY MEASURES FAIL TO IMPROVE BANKING SERVICE |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: UNE
ENQUÊTE NATIONALE RÉVÈLE QUE LES MESURES VOLONTAIRES
NE CONTRIBUENT PAS À AMÉLIORER LES SERVICES BANCAIRES |
| 01/19/99 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION DECLARES
FIRST ANNUAL BANK TAX FREEDOM DAY |
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| 12/14/98 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION APPLAUDS
MARTIN'S REJECTION OF BIGGER BANKS, AND CALLS FOR BETTER BANKS |
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| 12/02/98 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION CALLS SENATE
BANKING COMMITTEE REPORT A "BLUEPRINT FOR SMALL CHANGE" |
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| 11/13/98 |
NEWS RELEASE: REPORT IDENTIFIES
PROBLEMS WITH COMPETITION BUREAU'S BANK MERGER REVIEW |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: UN
REPORT FAIR RESSORTIR LES LACUNES DU PROCESSUS D'EXAMEN DES PROJETS DE
FUSION PAR LE BUREAU DE LA CONCURRENCE |
| 11/11/98 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION CALLS
ON MINISTERS TO ENDORSE FINANCIAL CONSUMER GROUP AT P.E.I. MEETING |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: LA
COALITION PRESSE LES MINISTRES EN RÉUNION À L'Î.-P.-É.
D'ENTÉRINER LA CRÉATION D'UNE ORGANISATION DE CONSOMMATEURS
DE SERVICES FINANCIERS |
| 10/28/98 |
NEWS RELEASE: U.S. LAW GIVES SMALL
BUSINESSES MORE FROM THEIR BANKS, SENATE COMMITTEE SAYS |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: SELON
UN COMITÉ SÉNATORIAL, LES LOIS AMÉRICAINES PERMETTENT
AUX PME D'ÊTRE MIEUX SERVIES PAR LES BANQUES |
| 9/30/98 |
NEWS RELEASE: DECREASE IN LENDING
TO JOB-CREATING SECTOR SHOULD BE PART OF BANK MERGER REVIEW |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: LE
PROCESSUS D'EXAMEN DES PROJETS DE FUSION DE BANQUES DEVRAIT TENIR COMPTE
DE LA RÉDUCTION DU NOMBRE DE PRÊTS CONSENTIS AUX PME, CRÉATRICES
D'EMPLOIS |
| 9/12/98 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION
LAUNCHES BETTER BANKS NOT BIGGER BANKS FALL CAMPAIGN |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: LA
CCRC LANCE SA CAMPAGNE D'AUTOMNE «PAS DE PLUS GROSSES BANQUES, MAIS
DE MEILLEURES» |
| 08/14/98 |
EDITORIAL: Better banks, not bigger
banks |
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| 6/29/1998 |
NEWS RELEASE: SENATOR, BANKERS
CALL FOR A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT IN CANADA |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: UN
SÉNATEUR ET DES BANQUIES DEMANDENT UNE LOI SUR LE RÉINVESTISSEMENT
COMMUNAUTAIRE AU CANADA |
| 05/28/1998 |
NEWS RELEASE: STOP BANK MERGERS
-- ENACT ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: EMPÊCHEZ
LES FUSIONS BANCAIRES ? ADOPTEZ DES LOIS SUR L'IMPUTABILITÉ |
| 05/07/1998 |
NEWS RELEASE: COALITION CALLS FOR
REVIEW OF BANK BUSINESS LENDING AS PART OF MERGER REVIEW,
Analysis of Canadian Bankers Association
Business Credit Statistics Reports and Surveys |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: Analyse
des rapports et des études statistiques commandés par
l'Association des banquiers canadiens sur les prêts accordés
aux entreprises |
| 05/1998 |
EDITORIAL: Citizens have final say
on bank mergers |
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| 04/17/1998 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls
for Bank Merger Legislation |
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| 03/20/1998 |
NEWS RELEASE: Liberals confront
bank merger controversy -- or do they? |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: Les
Libéraux remettent-ils vraiment en question le projet de fusion
des banques? |
| 03/12/1998 |
NEWS RELEASE: Bank Accountability
Campaign Grows Online |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: La
campagne pour l'imputabilité des banques sur internet |
| 02/01/1998 |
EDITORIAL: Bank merger: matching
power with accountability |
ÉDITORIAL: La fusion de
banques: concilier puissance et imputabilité |
| 12/16/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls for
Bank Accountability System in Canada Based on U.S. Laws |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: La
CCRC plaide en faveur d'un système de responsabilisation des banques
inspiré des lois Américaines |
| 12/2/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition
Calls On Financial Institutions to Help Create Financial Consumer Group |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: Une
Coalition prie les institutions financiéres d'aider à la
création d'un groupe de consommateurs de services Financiers |
| 11/18/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls for
Effective Disclosure of Bank Lending to Business |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: La
CCRC exige un système de divulgation effiace des données
sur les prêts accordés par les banques aux entreprises |
| 10/17/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls on
Government to Ensure Access to Basic Banking Services
includes Survey on Access
to Basic Banking Services |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: La
Coalition demande au gouvernement de garantir l'accès aux services
bancaires de base |
| 10/16/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition
Calls On Government to Consult Public On Its Position on International
FinancialIndustry Agreement |
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: La
Coalition demande du gouvernement de consulter le public quant à
la position gouvernementale sur l'accord international pour le secteur
financier |
| 9/15/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls for
Independent Banking Ombudsman
includes Summaries of Consumer
Banking Complaints (Sept. 1997) |
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| 9/5/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Bank Lending To Job
Creating Sector Decreases in 1996
includes Analysis of Canadian
Bankers Association Business Credit Statistics Reports and Surveys |
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| 8/5/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Minister Puts Bank's
Interest Ahead of Public Interest |
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| 7/16/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls on
Government to Consult Public on Its Position on International Financial
Industry Agreement |
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| 7/15/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls on
Federal Government to Appoint Open-minded Task Force.Chairperson |
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| 7/10/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls On
Federal Government to Address Consumer Concerns About Financial Industry
Mergers |
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| 6/12/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls on
Federal Government to Consult Public on International Agreement on Financial
Serivces |
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| 6/6/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls on
Party Leaders to Act in Response to Record Bank Profits |
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| 5/27/1997 |
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls on
Party Leaders to Act in Their Pledges of Banking Reform |
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