Canada's economy has been feeling almost festive lately. Not so long ago it was very different, as the world weathered an economic crisis brought on mainly by misconduct in the financial industry. Do better times mean the banks have learned their lessons? Not hardly, veteran investigative journalist Nick Fillmore finds, in this series of investigative reports for The Tyee.
In This Series
Your Bank's Not as Safe as You Think
And the next crash is waiting to happen. First in an occasional series.
Who's Watching Our Money?
Big banks challenge governments for power and influence. Second in a series.
Bad Banks Could Do It Again
Greed and corruption are setting us up for another crash. Part of a series.
Those Damned Derivatives
How banks play Russian roulette with our financial security. Part of a series.
Should Account-holders Pay for High-Flying Bankers' Mistakes?
Harper and Flaherty want to 'bail-in' banks with customers' money. Part of a series.
Protect Yourself From Your Bank
From Bitcoins to credit unions, how not to get hosed in the next financial crash. Last in a series.