'Demi' Canadian bill becoming local currency in Quebec's Gaspé region 'Demi' Canadian bill becoming local currency in Quebec's Gaspé region - Montreal - CBC News Residents in Quebec's Gaspé region are cutting Canadian bills in half to create a new local currency they call the "demi." No one really knows who started the practice, but $5, $10 and $20 bills, sliced down the middle, have been showing up since the spring. Canadian dollar closes below 75 cents US for 1st time since 2004 Residents and some local merchants have been using them, accepting their value as half of the original bill. "It's money that can only be circulated among these local users," said Patrick DuBois, a demi user from Carleton-sur-Mer, Que. "No one else will accept it anywhere right now." Michelle Secours, who owns a business in Caplan, Que., said the demi has created a parallel local economy. She said it shows a commitment to local businesses. "You have to be kind of in-the-know to use it, so it's creating a tight network," she said. "It's not going to be accepted in a depanneur in Montreal, so it's a way for us to consolidate our money here." Bank of Canada says practice is 'inappropriate' The Bank of Canada says the practice isn't illegal, but also isn't advisable. "The Bank of Canada feels that writing and markings on bank notes or mutilating them [is] inappropriate as they are a symbol of our country and a source of national pride," Bank of Canada spokeswoman Josianne Ménard said in a written statement. "Canadians can help keep their bank notes in good condition so they circulate longer." Martin Zibeau, a demi user from Saint-Siméon, said it's impossible to know how many people are using the quirky local currency, but he personally knows of more than a dozen. "It's something that's still developing. It's funny — there are a lot of tourists who have seen it and spread the word across Quebec." Zibeau says he doesn't see anything wrong with the demi because the bills are still being used as currency. "In the worst case, if we find ourselves in trouble, we just need to make a call out to collect all the bills with the same serial number to restore the value. We can always put them back together." Bank of Canada policy says it can refuse to reimburse anyone who wants a replacement bill if "the notes have otherwise been altered or damaged deliberately or in a systematic fashion. Sigh that's pretty dumb. If they want to use a lower value of the bill just use the apporiate one. I wish all banks would deny the replacement of bills cut in half so these people are left with a bill with no value. |
Quebec...enough said. |
Quebecois being Quebecois... |
We really should just let them seperate, and then not trade or support them at all and see how long that country lasts. They have absolutely nothing to offer other than a false sense of superiority. They really are the 16 year old girl of Canadian provinces who just "happens to know everything and we just DONT UNDERSTAND! GUHHH!!" |
So instead of changing a $20 into the $10's, you cut them in half splitting the serial numbers apart and essentially making the currency useless outside of this tiny area..seems like the right idea.. |
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Oh, and Montreal girls are hot! |
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The fact is, Canada as we know it is fucked if we separate Quebec from Confederation. Quebec holds 22% of Canada's population and accounts for just as much of the economic output of this country. It's also the second largest manufacturing base after Ontario and tightly tied logistically to said province. Quebec goes, then it's just a matter of time before the Maritimes, NFLD go too. Not to mention we'd lose Montreal - big loss IMO. As for Currency debasement, there is historical precedent for this such as during Roman times with gold/silver coins and with the Spanish Dollar "Pieces of eight", but today it's kind of moronic. However, to attribute the action so of a few country bumpkins in Gaspe to an entire province of 8 million is also similarly idiotic |
It truly shows the flaw in fiat money... :D The value is what the receiver perceives, and nothing else. But to come up with this idea.................. Quebecois... :fuckthatshit: |
Failed for presenting facts in a logical and concise manner? Fuck you 320icar. Are facts and logic too much for your brain to handle? Fail this asshole: :jerkit: Guess you have a learning disability too as well Underscore. |
Consider that Quebec wants to separate while remaining economically tied to Canada....yeah fuck that. If they divided the vote into administrative districts and let the country rednecks separate on their own, and let the logical, urban areas remain part of Canada proper, let those fucks suffer on their own and let the money that was allocated to them by the government fund the regions that voted to remain. Of course, this is my logical take on :fuckthatshit: Quebecois, but frankly, if the entire province separates, they should fund themselves as a new country. But this will never happen as most are smart enough to not separate. The extreme will probably never happen though. |
I'm not sure why the actions of a few idiots from piddly little towns in Quebec (total population 5300 between the two listed) are making national news, must be a slow day. There will always be idiots in rural Quebec doing dumb shit to try and make themselves different from the rest of the country. Quote:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...4a7d33bc0f.gif Of course the number of people who actually want to separate are a constantly shrinking minority in Quebec, so they aren't going anywhere, but I have to laugh when people suggest losing them would hurt Canada economically. |
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Per capita, PEI receives the most benefits from Equalization but I don't hear anyone using that for an argument to kick out another one of the founding members of Confederation. Oh maybe we should kick everyone on EI out of Canada we'll save billions upon billions no doubt. FailFish |
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That and I :love::love::love: PEI potatoes. |
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PEI is the highest per capita but lowest total cost, they cost less than 25% of the second lowest (NS) and as an added bonus they have the good sense to keep their mouths shut and grow their potatoes instead of wasting their time cutting up the money the rest of the country has been giving their ungrateful asses for as long as I can remember. |
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Lol, someone's on a heavy flow day |
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Uh oh guys careful, we've got a white night here |
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huh?? |
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When you 3 are done jerking each other off you can join me in the real world. There's a reason why successive Federal governments have not antagonized Quebec's separatist movements. You think you know better? Go run for office, get elected and change Federal policy. Douchebag. |
this escalated quickly. :Popcorn |
As a clarifying disclaimer I don't want Quebec to separate and don't care about the current status of the equalization payments, but I always have and always will laugh at any claims that losing Quebec would hurt Canada financially at this point in time. |
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