When the Bank of Canada released new polymer $100 bank notes, they were hailed as a marvelous update to the currency that would allow bills to last longer, make them harder (to counterfeit), and give more pleasure (to consumers). Then they started melting and shrinking when exposed to heat, leaving a whole nation unsatisfied.
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Canada’s Senate continues to produce hard-hitting reports that state the obvious
A new Senate report released earlier this week recommends Canada step up its energy export game if the nation is to truly capitalize on our abundant wealth of natural resources. Despite taking three years to put together, the report doesn’t really say anything new.
Now hiring: An ‘extremely literate conservative African-American’ to defeat ‘metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln’
A shady group of rich Republicans has put together a detailed scheme to attack Barack Obama around the time of the Democratic convention in September.
This 12-year-old girl is smarter than you and knows more about Canada’s banking system
Canada has almost $600 billion in debt. Luckily 12-year-old Victoria Grant has a solution to the problem, as she lays out in this lecture she gave at a banking conference.
Credit card companies and rich people are raising prices on everyone, which is kind of a dick move
Visa and MasterCard have a “perverse system” in place that forces poor people to pay more for the purchases of rich people, according to the Competition Bureau.
New Canadian $20 bill was deemed too pornographic, too reminiscent of 9/11
The new $20 bill, unveiled last week, had to be sent back to the drawing board after initial designs proved too controversial. Some confused the Vimy Ridge Memorial for the Twin Towers. Others thought the whole thing was too sexy.
Misers, old ladies, and those down on their luck mourn the passing of the penny
It was a dark day in Winnipeg today for misers, old ladies with coin collections, and those looking for a little luck on the streets across Canada. The last Canadian penny was made today at the Royal Canadian Mint.
The seven most important new features of the new $20 bill
The $20 bill is the most common of the lot, accounting for over half of all bills in circulation. It is also the most commonly-counterfeited bill, which is why this update to the look and feel are so important.