in the realm of "things I did not know"

[winterbadger]

The Canadian dollar has been about 10% below the US dollar in value most of my life (US$1 would get you CAN$1.10).

Apparently this is now one of those distant memories, like the £ being $5, or even $2.50. The Canadian dollar has been at parity with the US dollar, off and on, since 2008 (with a brief return to traditional ranges in 2009). And at the moment it is slightly *above* the US dollar in value. One US dollar right now can only purchase 0.99068 Canadian dollars!

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[reasdream.livejournal.com]

The US dollar was below the CA dollar back in 2007, too. I remember my Canadian friends/flatmates in Edinburgh teasing us about it, until we pointed out that things were still priced higher (books and things)