# Nicotine fiends   🚬-  Young folks have a nicotine problem, Banks face pressure on small biz loans.

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Podcast: [The Peak Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-peak-daily-3379374)
Published: 2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00
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Today on The Peak Daily , we dig into the nicotine pouch boom among young Canadians and why regulators are struggling to keep up. We also break down OSFI’s push for big banks to lend more to small businesses, plus the latest on CUSMA uncertainty, the Bank of Canada holding rates steady, and Ubisoft’s latest round of studio closures. The Peak Daily is produced in partnership with reframevid.com

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