• psvrh@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    It would cut into the capital available to commercial banks, so of course it won’t happen. RBC, TD, CIBC, BMO and Scotia do not want to lose those sweet customer deposits.

    Same reason we don’t get public rail and public telecomms: essential services can only be delivered if they make a rich person richer.

    • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      It also isn’t going to work in Quebec since we already have Desjardins, and like what 70%+ of people here bank with them?