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Exclusive: Statistics Canada wants banks to hand over your spending info
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October 26, 2018
Global News has learned Statistics Canada wants to collect a mountain of information about Canadians' financial transactions. Banks and credit card companies are being asked to share customers' purchasing history with the government agency. It's legal, but why does StatsCan want the data? David Akin investigates.
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Exclusive: Statistics Canada wants banks to hand over your spending info04:07 | October 26, 2018
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Yellowknife businesses worry about future after devastating wildfires01:58 | September 26, 2023
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Canadian retailers struggle to stop shoplifting02:21 | September 26, 2023
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Biden, Trump testing appeal in Michigan ahead of 2024 election01:40 | September 26, 2023
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder: Indian minister visits UN as spat with Canada grows02:20 | September 26, 2023
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‘Many people have been hurt’: Rota quits as House Speaker after celebrating Nazi veteran03:46 | September 26, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2622:03 | September 26, 2023
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LEGO drops plan to make bricks from recycled bottles02:10 | September 25, 2023
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Guests trapped upside down on ride at Canada’s Wonderland01:30 | September 25, 2023
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Hollywood writers, studios reach tentative deal to end strike01:50 | September 25, 2023
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Migrants heading elsewhere as RCMP demolish last Roxham Road office02:31 | September 25, 2023
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder: Protests held outside Indian consulates across Canada02:14 | September 25, 2023
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House speaker pressured to resign over tribute to man who fought for Nazis03:25 | September 25, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2522:25 | September 25, 2023
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1 dead, 2 critically injured in Montreal building collapse01:58 | September 24, 2023
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RCMP officer death highlights risks authorities face on duty02:16 | September 24, 2023
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Alberta releases report on proposed provincial pension plan01:56 | September 24, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2421:42 | September 24, 2023
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RCMP investigate Chinese dissident’s death in B.C.03:34 | September 21, 2023
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Zelenskyy visits Washington, appeals for more U.S. aid02:27 | September 21, 2023
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Canada’s spat with India not creating tension between Ottawa and Washington: Sullivan01:52 | September 21, 2023
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India’s visa suspension in Canada upends travel plans01:55 | September 21, 2023
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India suspends visas for Canadians as rift grows01:50 | September 21, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2121:56 | September 21, 2023
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Quebec’s Anticosti Island named UNESCO World Heritage Site02:02 | September 20, 2023
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Canada-India tensions: Five Eyes countries walking diplomatic tightrope02:10 | September 20, 2023
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What you can do to prepare for cold and flu season01:59 | September 20, 2023
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Protests held across Canada over schools’ gender diversity policies03:11 | September 20, 2023
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India issues travel advisory for Canada02:12 | September 20, 2023
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Zelenskyy pleading for more aid as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on01:53 | September 20, 2023
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Zelenskyy demands UN Security Council strip Russia of veto power02:13 | September 20, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2022:16 | September 20, 2023
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Exclusive: Statistics Canada wants banks to hand over your spending info04:07 | October 26, 2018
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Yellowknife businesses worry about future after devastating wildfires01:58 | September 26, 2023
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Canadian retailers struggle to stop shoplifting02:21 | September 26, 2023
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Biden, Trump testing appeal in Michigan ahead of 2024 election01:40 | September 26, 2023
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder: Indian minister visits UN as spat with Canada grows02:20 | September 26, 2023
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‘Many people have been hurt’: Rota quits as House Speaker after celebrating Nazi veteran03:46 | September 26, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2622:03 | September 26, 2023
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LEGO drops plan to make bricks from recycled bottles02:10 | September 25, 2023
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Guests trapped upside down on ride at Canada’s Wonderland01:30 | September 25, 2023
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Hollywood writers, studios reach tentative deal to end strike01:50 | September 25, 2023
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Migrants heading elsewhere as RCMP demolish last Roxham Road office02:31 | September 25, 2023
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder: Protests held outside Indian consulates across Canada02:14 | September 25, 2023
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House speaker pressured to resign over tribute to man who fought for Nazis03:25 | September 25, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2522:25 | September 25, 2023
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1 dead, 2 critically injured in Montreal building collapse01:58 | September 24, 2023
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RCMP officer death highlights risks authorities face on duty02:16 | September 24, 2023
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Alberta releases report on proposed provincial pension plan01:56 | September 24, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2421:42 | September 24, 2023
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RCMP investigate Chinese dissident’s death in B.C.03:34 | September 21, 2023
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Zelenskyy visits Washington, appeals for more U.S. aid02:27 | September 21, 2023
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Canada’s spat with India not creating tension between Ottawa and Washington: Sullivan01:52 | September 21, 2023
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India’s visa suspension in Canada upends travel plans01:55 | September 21, 2023
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India suspends visas for Canadians as rift grows01:50 | September 21, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2121:56 | September 21, 2023
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Quebec’s Anticosti Island named UNESCO World Heritage Site02:02 | September 20, 2023
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Canada-India tensions: Five Eyes countries walking diplomatic tightrope02:10 | September 20, 2023
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What you can do to prepare for cold and flu season01:59 | September 20, 2023
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Protests held across Canada over schools’ gender diversity policies03:11 | September 20, 2023
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India issues travel advisory for Canada02:12 | September 20, 2023
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Zelenskyy pleading for more aid as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on01:53 | September 20, 2023
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Zelenskyy demands UN Security Council strip Russia of veto power02:13 | September 20, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2022:16 | September 20, 2023
Exclusive: Statistics Canada wants banks to hand over your spending info
Description
October 26, 2018
Global News has learned Statistics Canada wants to collect a mountain of information about Canadians' financial transactions. Banks and credit card companies are being asked to share customers' purchasing history with the government agency. It's legal, but why does StatsCan want the data? David Akin investigates.
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