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minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months ago Bank of Canada urges I’m gonna go with “Bank of Canada doesn’t actually give a shit and just released a boiler plate statement about defacing currency.”
minus-squareHiddenLayer5@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-211 months agoSo apparently in Canada it’s actually illegal to deface currency. Like the act itself is a crime with a prison term. It’s not like the US where it’s only illegal if you do it for the purpose of fraud. https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/the-legal-implications-of-cutting-money-in-canada-uncovering-the-consequences-of-defacing-canadian-currency/ Which is a fucking stupid law if you ask me, as a Canadian.
I’m gonna go with “Bank of Canada doesn’t actually give a shit and just released a boiler plate statement about defacing currency.”
So apparently in Canada it’s actually illegal to deface currency. Like the act itself is a crime with a prison term. It’s not like the US where it’s only illegal if you do it for the purpose of fraud.
https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/the-legal-implications-of-cutting-money-in-canada-uncovering-the-consequences-of-defacing-canadian-currency/
Which is a fucking stupid law if you ask me, as a Canadian.