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1 in 4 Canadians Can Only Afford the Minimum Payment on Their Credit Card

  Published August 24, 2026 · Canadian Money Brief A new survey from Equifax Canada puts a hard number on something a lot of us have felt creeping up all year: credit cards are doing more of the heavy lifting in Canadian budgets, and fewer people are paying them off. Of more than 1,500 Canadians surveyed, a quarter said they expect to make only the minimum monthly payment on their credit card, and another 7% think they'll fall behind entirely. That leaves just over half — 56% — who expect to pay their balance in full each month. The survey also found that 40% of respondents are spending more overall than they were a year ago, more than double the 18% who say they're spending less. Nearly 3 in 10 said they're leaning more heavily on credit cards to cover essentials like groceries and utilities, and close to a quarter are dipping into savings to keep up with everyday costs. More than a third have cut back on contributions to savings, investments, or education funds to make ro...
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Farage Unveils £10 Billion ‘Operation Restoring Justice’ to Deport Small Boat Migrants

 

Protesters attend an anti-immigration demonstration, in Epping, England


Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, has announced a sweeping £10 billion plan aimed at what he calls “mass deportations” of asylum seekers arriving in Britain via small boats. Under the proposal, named Operation Restoring Justice, the UK would withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, overhaul domestic human rights laws, and bar such arrivals from claiming asylum.

The plan includes converting disused RAF bases into detention centres capable of holding 24,000 people, operating five deportation flights daily, and striking repatriation deals with countries such as Afghanistan and Eritrea. Farage also suggested British overseas territories like Ascension Island could serve as holding sites if other measures fail.

Critics warn the proposals would face significant legal and diplomatic hurdles, while supporters argue they are necessary to address what Farage describes as a “massive crisis” in Britain’s immigration system.


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