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In a recent article, the Toronto Star editors have called for a ban of the use of dice in games in Canada. In their opinion, this is not only unfair to players but also against our nation's "Prime Minister’s Challenges." They believe that games such as Monopoly, Candy Land, and Boggle should be banned because all three rely heavily on the use of dice. And while they do make some valid points about fairness and game balance (especially Monopoly), this argument seems like an overreaction. In this case, as a Canadian, I'm inclined to side with the editors and not with the Prime Minister's Challenges. The dice and loonie scandal is a controversy that happened in the summer of 2005 involving several journalists and politicians. It involves allegations of a secret deal between Canada Post and the Bank of Canada to distribute special commemorative coins and monopoly money to eight major companies in return for them publicizing their products with special activities such as "attending" the release of the new dime. Several newspapers and news organizations, including the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and TVOntario, wrote articles stating that eight companies including Godiva Chocolatier and Canadian National Railway appeared to be the recipients of special commemorative coins and monopoly money. The article specifically pointed out how both Monopoly (the dice) and the loonie (the dollar coin) were "unusual" in that they were only distributed to sets of eight major companies. The articles gave an account as to how special coins for these companies were made as a result of a monthly meeting between the Bank of Canada, Canada Post and the companies. According to these articles, Mr. Joel Solomon, the President of the Bank of Canada , proposed donating special coins for Monopoly and loonies to be given out to businesses in return for their advertising, which was accepted by Canada Post. In the Toronto Star article, Mr. Solomon is quoted as saying: "We take a pride in supporting Canadian businesses from coast to coast. It follows that we take a pride in supporting them as they go about their activities." He goes on saying that "When these businesses do something for us ... we reciprocate, just as we have through other programs over the years". The article also states that each company received a set of eight coins and monopoly money to distribute throughout their organization. The Toronto Star also uses two quotes from government officials who are quoted as saying that the special coins have been given for many years to companies across the country. The Globe and Mail article, written by Carol Goar, states that the Bank of Canada has given out special coins to major businesses "for many years" and that they first started giving them out in 1999. It states that the first coin was given to the Royal Bank of Canada, which first used it in a Monopoly game at one of its offices. The other coins were then handed out to major banks such as Scotia Bank, CIBC and TD Bank Group. cfa1e77820
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