New Orleans ACORN International and its affiliates in numerous countries have been hammering away at the cost of remittances for several years now and often all we have to show for the effort has been some dents in the wall and bruises on our foreheads. We’ve succeeded in getting legislation introduced in different provinces and …
Category: Canada
Neoliberal FCC Half-Step to Low Income Access to the Internet
New Orleans It would be nice to read the report of a proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and embrace it with open arms and a wide smile. After all even a small step forward in bridging the digital divide is important, but this will be a half-step at that, and it’s easy to …
Payday Lending Regs, Good; Not Going Far Enough, Bad!
New Orleans I was sitting next to an organizer from British Columbia while reading the reports on the new set of regulations being proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on payday lending. We have fought payday lenders in Canada for over a decade and we’re batting over .500, but a long way from a …