Credit Union Central hikes the hill

Credit Union Central hikes the hill

Thousands of Canadians have participated in the My CU matters campaign by writing to Finance Minister Joe Oliver telling him that credit unions need to be treated fairly by Ottawa. On October 21 representatives from 317 credit unions visited Parliament to “Hike the...
Update on the my credit union matters campaign

Update on the my credit union matters campaign

Credit Union Central is in the sixth week of a public relations campaign called “My Credit Union Matters”, which is asking Canadians to take action to support the credit union system. The campaign has been very successful to date with 2,200 letters of support sent to...
Summit Round-up

Summit Round-up

International Summit of Co-operatives was held in Quebec City between October 6 and 9 and more than 3,000 people attended from 93 countries.  The second Summit moved the co-operative conversation forward from a state of recognition and assessment of the...
Co-op Caucus meets to kick off the fall session

Co-op Caucus meets to kick off the fall session

The All Party Co-operative Caucus continued its study of the co-operative sector on Wednesday, September 24. Mauril Bélanger, M.P. (Ottawa-Vanier) chaired the caucus, the fourth since being established in the spring. Mr. Bélanger opened the session by drawing...