Canadians Blame the Financial System - But Still Shame the People it Breaks

A new national study finds three-quarters of Canadians believe lenders have obligations beyond profit. The moral verdict when debt fails says otherwise. CALGARY, Alberta, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s financial system runs on credit, extended by lenders, absorbed by households, and now straining under a technical recession. Yet when that debt breaks a borrower, the institutions that built the system step aside. The moral weight falls almost entirely on the individual. A new study is