by Veronique | Feb 13, 2016 | Archives
[Full unofficial Speech, February 13, 2017] Mr. Speaker, Honourable Colleagues, L’objet de la motion M-100, également connue sous le titre « L’Apport des coopératives », est de favoriser l’élaboration et la mise en œuvre d’une stratégie destinée à...
by Veronique | Feb 4, 2016 | Archives
Thousands of refugees are arriving in communities across Canada as the federal government follows through on admitting 25,000 Syrians displaced by the war. This is a significant challenge and Canadian co-operatives are doing their part in different ways to ease the...
by Veronique | Feb 4, 2016 | Archives
A new study released by Vancity says that usage of payday loans in B.C. jumped 58% between 2012 and 2014. This is a shocking statistic given that payday loans can charge an annual rate of 600%. The study determined that British Columbians are among Canada’s...
by Veronique | Feb 4, 2016 | Archives
In 2015, Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada commissioned Murray Fulton of the University of Saskatchewan and Jean-Pierre Girard of Productions LPS to study the reasons that co-operative and mutual enterprises choose to demutualize. The study, Demutualization of...
by Veronique | Feb 4, 2016 | Archives
Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) announced a five-year, $5 million dollar commitment from the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) on January 27 that will provide critical start-up funding for an organization that will facilitate a new wave of co-operative...
by Veronique | Feb 3, 2016 | Archives
On 2 July, co-operatives from across the world will be celebrating the International Day of Co-operatives. This year the day will seek to showcase the contribution of co-operatives to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The theme – “Cooperatives:...
