A group of students at Lakehead University joined a national campaign seeking to remove RBC from campuses over funding of fossil fuel projects, disregard for Indigenous rights.
THUNDER BAY — As the new school year gets underway, waves of new students are welcomed to post-secondary campuses across the country with social justice clubs, fundraisers, and more vying for attention to garner support for various causes.
Rachel Portinga, one of the organizers of Climate Justice Lakehead, cited those as some of the main reasons the group wants the bank gone. "RBC is the number one funder of fossil fuels in the world, not just in Canada – in the world. By no longer having RBC, no longer banking with RBC, no longer having an RBC branch on campus, then we are not supporting . RBC loses its ability to fund fossil fuel projects."
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