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Ori Freiman

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Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital Society Lab, McMaster University

The Bank of Canada recently concluded public consultations where it sought input from Canadians about the possibility of a national digital currency. (Shutterstock)

June 22, 2023

As the Bank of Canada prepares for a digital Canadian dollar, democratic concerns loom large

Ori Freiman, McMaster University

While a digital national currency does have the potential to mitigate key financial issues, we cannot ignore the democratic risks such a currency could introduce without safeguards.

Global central banks, like the Bank of Canada, are considering their own digital currencies as a backstop to prepare for a future where cryptocurrency dethrones cash as king. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

August 1, 2022

Central bank digital currencies could mean the end of democracy

Ori Freiman, University of Toronto

Central banks worldwide are racing to implement national digital currencies, yet democratic considerations are hardly discussed in public. This has to change.

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