Joe Fiorito predicts activist baby boom after Occupy Toronto camp-out

Joe “Have I ever told you kids about the ’60s?” Fiorito might be Occupy Toronto’s biggest fan among major media in the city. After dropping by the park to give the protesters a history lesson, Fiorito now has a bit of advice for them: start a credit union (like his Uncle Frank and friends did after the Great Depression). Fiorito lays out all the good reasons to do so: credit unions are democratic, members elect their own board members, mortgage and loan rates are fair and so much more. (And if protesters don’t want to start their own, Fiorito says they should at least join an already established one.) We appreciate Fiorito’s more positive take on the Occupy folks, especially when others are less positive. He’s even backing up his support with donations to the cause. But his claim that protesters, and the “frothy mix” they make while mingling in tents, will lead to an activist baby boom is a bit much. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »