Everyday Extortion rips the mask off Canada's hidden crime boss economy — the shadow system of utilities, groceries, housing, banking, insurance, telecoms, and taxes that bleeds ordinary households dry.
From inflated admin fees to grocery oligopolies, from rent-gouging REITs to the crushing weight of debt, investigative storyteller Tim Johnson shows how Canadians are being harvested day after day through legalized corruption. Drawing on global case studies, mafia metaphors, and sharp political insight, Everyday Extortion exposes how politicians and corporations have colluded to turn daily life into a racket — and why citizens feel poorer, more indebted, and more trapped than ever before.
But this book isn't just about despair. It's a call to action. By pulling back the curtain on "the vig" — the cut taken by elites at every turn — Johnson argues for a citizen-led awakening to reclaim sovereignty over Canada's wealth and future.
