Poilievre would fine banks, telecoms that don’t try to stop scams against seniors

Tories vow to compel banks, telcom companies to battle phone scammers

OTTAWA — A Conservative government would target overseas financial scammers who prey on vulnerable Canadians with phone and email scams, Poilievre said Tuesday.

Poilievre says Liberals ‘woke’ on crime, promises to protect seniors from scams

MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized what he called the Liberals' "woke criminal justice agenda" on Tuesday as he defended his own tough-on-crime promises.

Poilievre would fine banks, telecoms that don’t try to stop scams against seniors

In a pitch to older voters, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised Tuesday to protect them from fraud by punishing banks and telecoms that don’t do enough to prevent it.

Poilievre pledges to protect seniors by forcing banks, telcos to crack down on scammers

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to protect seniors by making it mandatory for financial institutions and phone companies to stop digital scammers in their tracks.

Conservatives promise to crack down on scammers who target seniors

Legislation would compel banks and telecom companies to "deploy state-of-the-art technology to catch scams ... before they happen."

Poilievre promises crackdown on scammers who target seniors

Conservative government would require banks and cellphone companies to implement real-time flagging of suspicious transactions, he says