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The Canadian Banking system is an oligarchy akin to a model where the US only had only too big to fail banks. In Canada all the big 6 banks are too big to fail
by lowkey 4y ago
The Canadian Banking system is an oligarchy akin to a model where the US only had only too big to fail banks. In Canada all the big 6 banks are too big to fail and they hold disproportionate power over the government.
As an example, during the great financial crisis the Canadian taxpayer bailed out the Canadian banks to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, only this was done in secret.[0] The Canadian government blatantly lied to their citizens and pretended there was no bailout. To this day most Canadians are unaware the Canadian banks were bailed out at all
[0] https://macleans.ca/economy/business/the-real-canadian-bank-bailout/ https://macleans.ca/economy/business/the-real-canadian-bank-...
- TMWNN 4y ago> In Canada all the big 6 banks are too big to fail and they hold disproportionate power over the government. A recent description of Canada that I thought is apt is "three mining companies standing on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat".
- transcriptase 4y agoIt’s the same for every industry here. Swap mining with telecom, grocery, or alcohol and the description still stands.
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