TORONTO, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- If Scotland becomes an independent country Thursday, it will need a distinct new currency, and Canadian Tire money, a venerable institution in Canada, has been suggested.
The United Kingdom -- rather, the rest of the United Kingdom -- has made it clear it would not make it easy for a sovereign Scotland to use the British pound as its currency. The referendum comes as Canadian Tire, a company founded in 1922 to sell tires and other essential items across Canada, is phasing out a loyalty program called Canadian Tire money.