Amanda Pfeffer

Jul 4, 2024 | canadianinquirer.net | Amanda Pfeffer

A consumer group is urgently calling on the federal government to follow other jurisdictions in the U.S and Europe and bring in legislation to stem the slide toward a cashless society. Only 10 per cent of transactions in Canada today are done using cash, according to Carlos Castiblanco, an economist with the group Option Consommateurs. There is a need to protect cash right now before more merchants start refusing [it], Castiblanco recently told CBC Radio’s Ontario Today.

Jun 30, 2024 | cbc.ca | Amanda Pfeffer

OttawaA consumer group is urgently calling on the federal government to follow other jurisdictions in the U.S and Europe and bring in legislation to stem the slide toward a cashless society.

Jun 30, 2024 | msn.com | Amanda Pfeffer

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May 29, 2024 | cbc.ca | Amanda Pfeffer

Ottawa·NewOntario government programs aimed at preventing closures don't focus on long-term fix, say people responsible for planning. Staffing shortages and capacity still dog hospitalsAmanda Pfeffer · CBC News · Posted: May 30, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoA sign at the Glengarry Memorial Hospital in Alexandria, Ont., alerts people on July 15, 2022, that emergency rooms were closed overnight.

May 23, 2024 | cbc.ca | Amanda Pfeffer

Ottawa·NewThe audit that led to an Ottawa Hospital lawsuit, with explosive allegations about a fraud conspiracy involving its contractors and two hospital managers, cost taxpayers more than $500,000, according to new information obtained by CBC.