Organizers of the campaign called RBC Off Screen say the financial institution’s track record of investing in fossil fuels runs contrary to the socially…
The Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Protestors in major cities across Canada are demonstrating against the Royal Bank of Canada for funding fossil fuel projects.TORONTO — A group of Canadian filmmakers have joined forces with Hollywood A-listers in asking the Toronto International Film Festival to end sponsorship ties with the Royal Bank of Canada because of the bank’s funding of the oil and gas industry.
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