Robert McGarvey

1 month ago | cuinsight.com | Robert McGarvey |Sean Galli |Kurt Klassen |Casey Boggs

Don’t tell Christine Blake her credit union is too small to play in the big leagues. She’s CEO of $350 million Cardinal Credit Union headquartered in Mentor, Ohio and Blake is acutely aware that her institution is not one of the big players in financial services.

Nov 7, 2024 | theclarion.ca | Robert McGarvey

Progressives ignored the warning signs, and Trump’s win is their wake-up callThe re-election of Donald Trump has sent shockwaves around the world, but it shouldn’t have. Beyond the excitement of electing the first ‘black’ female president, economic issues, and Trump’s unpredictable behaviour, the true significance lay elsewhere. This election was, at its core, a referendum on the progressive agenda of the 21st century as shaped and executed by the Obama-Biden-Harris Democrats.

Oct 3, 2023 | theanchor.ca | Robert McGarvey

Few things in this world are more tempting to a politician than $334 billion. And it seems that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is going for gold with Alberta’s plan to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which we’ll call ALBXIT. The plan is audacious, and, oddly enough, Smith’s messaging is disturbingly similar to BREXIT, Britain’s disastrous withdrawal from the European Union (EU). For the Brits, the biggest lie was the famous £350 million per week fabrication.

Sep 25, 2023 | theclarion.ca | Robert McGarvey

The stench of misinformation surrounding the Alberta pension plan proposal recalls BREXIT’s deceptive tacticsFew things in this world are more tempting to a politician than $334 billion. And it seems that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is going for gold with Alberta’s plan to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which we’ll call ALBXIT.

Sep 20, 2023 | cuinsight.com | Greg Mesack |Hayley Harrison |Robert McGarvey

CUNA, NAFCU, and the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) urged Senate leaders to oppose an amendment to the “minibus” appropriations bill that would cap credit card annual percentage rates at 18%. The organizations note it would make credit more expensive and less available. The amendment is based off legislation introduced earlier this month by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. The minibus bill would fund the federal government past Sept. 30.