Bill 73 — Payments Choice, Cash Access & Digital Payment Resilience Act | Cascadia
A B.C. civic proposal to protect cash in essential transactions, preserve non-digital public services, and set privacy and emergency-resilience safeguards for any future digital public-money use.
Key provisions
- Cash acceptance mandate: all BC essential services and retailers must accept legal-tender cash
- Non-digital public services: government transactions available without smartphone or internet
- Privacy safeguards for digital payment data: no transaction profiling without explicit consent
- Emergency resilience: payment systems must function during grid or internet outages
- Surcharge prohibition: merchants may not impose a surcharge on cash transactions
- Future CBDC (digital dollar) framework: parliamentary approval required before any BC adoption
How to vote
Visit cascadia.vote/bills/73 to read the full bill and cast your vote. Options typically include: Yes — build the plan, No — keep current systems, Revise — needs stronger safeguards, or Pilot first — prove it small.
This is a draft civic proposal for public discussion. It is not enacted legislation.
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