To highlight just how different attitudes are over this issue between the U.S. and Canada, the Royal Bank is a chief sponsor of Pride Week here in Vancouver.
They have taken out full page colour ads in the Straight and Xtra West newspapers featuring same-sex couples. The captions go something like, "a bank that cares,' and asking gays and lesbians to apply for jobs.
I remember hearing that anti-gay bigots in the U.S. caught wind of this and were boycotting RBC insurance and banks down in the States. I'll look into this.
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