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-Great Cultural Revolution
Halifax Bank Tells Non-woke customers to leave
2022-07-05
Canada, eh?
[TheLiberal] In a bizarre attempt at virtue signalling how over the top woke and progressive they are Halifax Bank has advised customers who do not agree with the current hysterical transgender ideology running rampant in the west should cease their business with the institution.

The bank's official twitter account tweeted on Tuesday in reply to those questioning if an announcement regarding employees at the bank having their preferred pronouns displayed on their name tags was parody,

The righteously indignant reply came swiftly from Halifax:

"We strive for inclusion, equality and quite simply, in doing what's right. If you disagree with our values, you're welcome to close your account. ^AndyM"
Halifax is part of the Lloyds Banking Group conglomerate. LYG stock took a 90% hit back in ~2008 and hasn't really recovered much at all.
Posted by:Lord Garth

#6   Banking (especially in Canada) is increasingly being treated as a privilege.

Better to get one’s money out now, then, and make one’s investments privately and in cash, or with a private bank not swayed by such fashionable nonsense. Or put together a private credit union for a few like minded friends - I believe that’s known as micro-banking in the Third World, and very popular in charitable circles.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-07-05 21:54  

#5  ...seem to recall after Trudeau froze a couple of bank accounts and consequently there was a major run on the banks (who in turn communicated with the government "WTF").
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-07-05 15:09  

#4  Joke's on the customers. Banking (especially in Canada) is increasingly being treated as a privilege. Cut yourself off from the banks and watch as how you are reduced to a 1980s tech level and are unable to buy or sell. Good luck with your fax machine and handwritten letters sent by post office.
Posted by: Albemarle Snerert7268   2022-07-05 15:01  

#3  Related to wokeness: expecting announcements from TX and FL ceasing business with UPS for state parcel handling.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2022-07-05 13:46  

#2  

If there is any justice and normalcy in Canada still?

The lawyers are gonna get richer and this bank is gonna be facing a Customer account Drain/Run shortly.

Posted by: NN2N1   2022-07-05 06:46  

#1  I suppose the Halifax Bank didn't get the memo: "Go woke..."
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance   2022-07-05 00:33  

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