The system would allow plumbers to post notice of their services in exchange for electrical work on their house. The party believes it could run an interest-free currency economy where interest previously earned will be refunded to voters in the form of dividends payable by the Bank of Canada. They're the candidates who wave computer disks in the air when they try to make their point. Turmel and the 79 other candidates running in Ontario and Quebec are logging onto a computer program called Local Employment Trading System. LETS is similar to an electronic bulletin board.
Users swap goods and services with others in the community.
Eventually, Abolitionists hope the system will operate nation-wide. Here's how it works. Through LETS, an Ottawa plumber learns that a teacher needs her sink fixed. She tutors the plumber's son for a math test. In exchange, the plumber fixes her sink.