Tweet of the day about Canada minting its last penny
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was on hand in Winnipeg to watch the minting of Canada’s last penny.
Video of the event was uploaded by Winnipeg Free Press.
In the fall federal budget, Flaherty announced that the penny was going to be discontinued to save the government money.
@stevenchase noticed that the event was heavily guarded:
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