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602 media appearances in 2025 (including 51 national appearances)
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Toronto Star (June 2, 2016)
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Democracy Watch calls for regulations to require banks to loan to creditworthy low-income customers with aim to stop gouging predatory lending companies

Global TV News (December 3, 2014)
Television Interview
Canada’s big banks gouge out record annual profits once again

Financial Post (June 24, 2014)
Website article
Federal government continues to fail to require Canada’s big banks to prove they are charging fair prices for basic banking services

WindsorSquare.ca (May 14, 2014)
Website article
Federal government continues to be negligent by not requiring banks to open basic banking branches in all neighbourhoods

Hill Times (March 24, 2014)
Website article
Federal Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty bailed out Canada’s big banks with tens of billions of dollars, but did not to require them provide fair service at fair prices

Globe and Mail and 8 other media outlets (all publishing Canadian Press wire article) (February 3, 2014)
Website Article
Federal NDP’s proposal to cap one bank fee won’t stop gouging, but audits of bank profits in all areas of their operations will

Democracy Watch (March 5, 2013)
News Release
As Canada’s big banks again gouge out record profits in past 3 months of $7.7 billion, nation-wide coalition broadens its letter-writing drive calling for federal government action to pass key bank accountability measures — more than 23,000 messages sent so far

Democracy Watch (December 12, 2012)
News Release
Group launches national letter-writing drive calling for federal government action to stop record big bank profits based on gouging and failing to help job-creating businesses

CBC.ca (August 30, 2012)
Website article
With big banks posting record breaking profits Democracy Watch calls for regular audits to ensure banks aren’t reaping excessive profits from gouging and cutting services to Canadians

Global News (August 30, 2012)
Website Article
With big banks posting record profits an independent financial consumer watchdog group and regular audits are required to ensure banks are not reaping excessive profits through gouging and cutting services (Globalnews.ca)