ViewpointsOpinionOttawa’s Payday Loan Crackdown Will Help Canada’s Black MarketSavePrintA loan store is seen in Oshawa, Ontario, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Aaron Vincent ElkaimPeter Shawn Taylor6/29/2023|Updated: 6/29/20230:00X 1CommentaryThe poor you will always have with you. (Matthew 26:11)Share this articleLeave a commentPeter Shawn TaylorAuthorPeter Shawn Taylor is senior features editor of C2C Journal. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario. Author’s Selected ArticlesWhat Canada Risks by Embracing Economic NationalismJul 25, 2025Unstung Heroes: Canada’s Honey Bees Are Not Disappearing—They’re ThrivingJun 20, 2025Dead Letter Department: How Privatization Could Save Canada Post, and Taxpayers TooMar 07, 2025Manitoba Is Regulating Machetes. Could National Knife Control Be Next?Jan 14, 2025Related TopicsPayday LoansBudget 2023