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Episode 84 - October 20, 2021
See who Canada chose as their favourite credit cards and loyalty programs
In this episode we reveal the winners of Canada's Choice! These are our awards for the best credit card and loyalty programs in Canada as voted on by Canadians! The results are in and we are pleased to present them to you here. For some categories there are no surprises while we were definitely surprised by some others! Listen in the find all the details!
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