When the government of Canada started the long and deliberate process of phasing out paper money as its population embraced and adopted electronic-only currency, no one stopped to ask, "But what about the children?"
As mandated in the 'Mon-E' legislation of 2019, every child in the country could start up their own currency credit account but until they reached the age of 13, such an account had to be associated with that of a parent or a legal guardian. That was one of the least controversial provisions of that omnibus bill - at least to those who were already 14 and older.
Now it appears that the minors of Canada have started using their own form of paper currency, rather than being monitored and tethered by the whims of their elders... Citizen X has it here first folks... in the school-yards of the Dominion of Canada, kids are using collectible gaming cards as their own currency for buying and selling amongst themselves.
In some places, we've seen evidence that they use "Pokemoney" while there are small pockets of older children who prefer "MagicMoney" as the currency of choice. With their limited runs and their anti-counterfeiting technology, gaming cards make a certain degree of cents, if you excuse the pun.
In delicious irony, history has repeated itself. The first paper money of North America
were playing cards of New France and now it appears, paper money will be ending its long run in much the same way.
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