While the big banks like Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Toronto Dominion are announcing record profits for 1999—they have never made so much money—2,500 jobs are being cut, branches are being closed, there is no more service. People are being told to use the automatic teller, which will cut down on the number of counter staff needed.
En même temps que les grosses banques, dont la Banque Canadienne Impériale de Commerce, la Banque Toronto Dominion, annoncent, pour 1999, des profits records—on n'a jamais fait autant d'argent—il y a 2 500 coupures d'emplois, on ferme des succursales, on ne donne plus de service et on dit aux gens: «Allez au guichet automatique, cela va couper les postes de caissières».