A young man received his cheque for March today, the 3rd of March, from Social Services. This cheque was to pay rent and buy some groceries. He took it to his bank, the TD here in Moose Jaw. They deposited it and told him they hold it for 10 days as is their policy on all cheques. He was upset and told me, so I went back with him. I said he needed it to survive.
It is not a third party cheque but a government-issued Social service cheque and they can not legally hold it.
Do you want him to live on the streets?
The lady working and the manager said that is their policy and refused to cash it or give it back to him. I am writing a letter to the editor to make people aware of how that bank treats customers of long-standing…with a cheque that is necessary for survival.
It is disgraceful!
-- Janice Baigent
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