Bank refuses mortgage for political reasons

[mossrose]

I was turned down for a mortgage last week by the Royal Bank.

Rebel News was applying for a commercial mortgage to buy an office building in Calgary — our own place from which we could never be cancelled or de-platformed.

But even though our application was strong — we’re debt-free, thanks to our viewers — the Calgary banker said the head office in Toronto wanted to review it for politics. And because of our “strong opinions” about Trudeau, the Royal Bank decided to block us. Even though I’ve done all my personal banking at that Royal Bank branch for decades.
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We wanted to buy an office building so that we could never be cancelled or deplatformed. And even before we bought it, we were cancelled and deplatformed.

I was so excited about the building.

It was going to be my big New Year’s announcement to our viewers: to tell you about our new office, not just for us at Rebel News, but for all conservatives sick of being deplatformed and cancelled.

And I tell you one more thing: in our building, we certainly wouldn’t be asking people nosy questions about their private medical status in order to work there or visit!

[Stoic]

I think it's unwise for a company to reject customers for political reasons. That would seem to invite potential customers to go elsewhere for political reasons.

[tabibito]

Opens up quite a can of worms. Instead of violating the laws against religious prejudice, use an "unacceptable political views" ploy to justify refusal of goods or services.

"No your honour, I didn't refuse on the grounds of their sexual orientation or religion, but because their political views are unacceptable."

[CivilDiscourse]

Opens up quite a can of worms. Instead of violating the laws against religious prejudice, use an "unacceptable political views" ploy to justify refusal of goods or services.

"No your honour, I didn't refuse on the grounds of their sexual orientation or religion, but because their political views are unacceptable."

Oh, some lib will argue that refusing service to democrats "disparately impacts" protected classes

[Sparko]

If they did that in the USA, they would be violating the first amendment.

[NorrinRadd]

If they did that in the USA, they would be violating the first amendment.

Is the "Royal Bank" a government entity? If not, how does 1A apply?

[rogue06]

Is the "Royal Bank" a government entity? If not, how does 1A apply?

There is a list of things put out by the government of the things that it is illegal to discriminate against someone over which are race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information. But it does not include political beliefs or affiliations.

[Sparko]

Is the "Royal Bank" a government entity? If not, how does 1A apply?

I was thinking it was but after looking it up, it is not.

[mossrose]

Is the "Royal Bank" a government entity? If not, how does 1A apply?

It isn’t, but it is behaving like the CBC and the rest of the msm here, who get federal cash (actually MY cash) to spread the government narrative.