Winnipeg Free Press Pandemic has exacerbated already significant problem of financial elder abuse, experts contend By: Joel Schlesinger MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nicole Prokoppa, policies and procedures administrator with Cambrian Credit Union, says some elder abuse perpetrators are family members who are more easily able to take advantage of an aging member because of the increased reliance on digital financial tools. The pandemic has spawned a host of problems — to say the least. Opinion The pandemic has spawned a host of problems — to say the least. Yet it also has exacerbated an ongoing problem in Canada, affecting some of our most vulnerable citizens: seniors.