A Toronto woman is questioning TD Bank after she was charged — then later reimbursed — a $50 fee for donating to Ukrainian relief efforts several days after Russia unilaterally invaded the country in Eastern Europe.
Krystyne Rusek, who is Ukrainian-Canadian, went to her local TD branch in the city’s west end on March 1 to contribute $1,600 to a special fund set up by the Ukrainian government. The donations are to support Ukraine’s military as it defends against Russia’s attempts to take control of the country.
Rusek’s donation, and those of other Canadians supporting the fund, were being collected by