Consumer advocacy group pushes back against growing trend towards a cashless Canada
The Quebec-based consumer advocacy group, Operation Consommateurs, is urging the federal government to amend the Currency Act to mandate that merchants accept cash, with penalties for non-compliance.
Cash’s reign as king in the marketplace is slowly coming to an end as consumers increasingly pay with debit and credit cards – and apps on their cell phones – and Canada moves ever closer to the nightmare of many numismatists. The cashless society. “It would be absolutely devastating for the hobbyists and the businesses,”... Continue reading →
