By Aimee Rae Canadians with heavy mortgages or credit card debt are watching Dec. 6 approach with the nervous optimism of kids waiting for Santa to declare if they’ve been bad or good. That’s the date when the Bank of Canada next sets interest rates, an announcement that for many Canadians could determine whether Christmas...
From a Catholic position, all consumer loans can be regarded as falling within the definition of usury, according to the Leonine Institute on Catholic Social Teaching. (Can Pac Swire/Flickr)