Election Hopeful Wants Canada to Recognise Bitcoin as Currency
A parliamentary hopeful running in Canada's upcoming federal election says he wants to give bitcoin an equal footing with the dollar. Alex Millar, a former maths teacher and software engineer, claims to be an independent candidate running for Vancouver East. In a post on Straight.com yesterday, the bitcoin enthusiast said he decided to run to highlight an issue the major parties were ignoring: money creation. "Canadians enjoy freedom of speech and freedom of religion, I'm running for for parliament because I believe we need freedom of money," he said. The candidate, who does not currently....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BKawxWMfbA. From video description: Michael Perklin (Bitcoin Alliance of Canada), Francis Pouliot (Bitcoin Embassy/Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Jillian Friedman (Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Guillaume Babin-Tremblay (Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Stuart Hoegner (Bitcoin Alliance of Canada).
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