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A new report conducted by Ernst & Young LLP, commissioned by the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA), highlights the severe, far-reaching consequences of the federal government's new interest rate cap. The study reveals that a reduction to the allowable rate of interest will remove $10.7 billion from the Canadian economy each year, eliminate nearly 50,000 jobs and cost borrowers up to $4.4 billion in additional interest payments to payday lenders and illegal lenders, as a result of being turned a