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With the penny gone and the triumph of plastic over paper bills only months away, the research and development department of the Royal Canadian Mint has proposed going one step further: the death of hard currency altogether. Last week, the Mint announced the release of MintChip, a completely digital currency. "Money, as we know it, is fine for today, but tomorrow is a different story," says an introductory MintChip video. "MintChip is better than cash, since you can use it online."

Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb, CM, FRSC (born March 27, 1921) is a Canadian professor and computer scientist who has been called the "Father of Computing" in Canada. He is the Professor Emeritus in Computer Science at the University of Toronto.

Interesting fact is that Professor Gotlieb's PhD type is still classified by the military.

Underfunded schools in Canada and other countries are using a new, inexpensive, Canadian-made networking software to provide computer access to more students for less money.