Sean Stack interviewed on NTV by Heather Gillis
About bankruptcy and debt in Newfoundland and Labrador
NTV News interview where Sean Stack discusses a number of recent reports that indicate a slowing economy in Newfoundland and Labrador and that households in NL are starting to feel the effects.
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Last week, Sean Stack Trustee in Bankruptcy in St. John’s NL with S.R. Stack & Company Ltd., was interviewed by Heather Gillis for the NTV Evening News.
A number of different surveys and reports are discussed in the interview, I have links to them all below. In summary, as discussed in the interview with Heather Gillis, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are finding themselves in a difficult place with very little room in their budgets for any suprises.
– Statistics Canada reported that Newfoundland and Labrador lost 1,200 full-time jobs in August 2015.
– The Canadian Payroll Association recently released a survey that indicates that 36% of Canadians feel overwhelmed by their debt and 48% are living paycheque to paycheque.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL – ALMOST HALF OF WORKERS ARE LIVING PAYCHEQUE TO PAYCHEQUE, SURVEY FINDS
– The number of bankruptcy and proposal filings in NL increased 18% in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014. The increase was even more dramatic on the Avalon Peninsula at 26%.
INSOLVENCY STATISTICS IN CANADA—SECOND QUARTER OF 2015
– Statistics Canada reported that household debt levels in Canada have reached record levels with the debt-to-income ratio increasing to 164.6%.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL – HOUSEHOLD DEBT LEVELS RISE TO RECORD HIGH IN CANADA