The Canadian dollar value is on par with the US dollar.

[Swede]

When did this happen?

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

[BlackHawk706867]

1. Nope... Canadian $$$ is currently @ .9427...eom ww.

[TahitiNut]

7. Last Trade: 0.9395

:shrug:

[LisaM]

2. Really? Wow!

I always keep about 60 to 80 Canadian around for when I go to Canada, and in the last few years, it's gone up in value while sitting in my house. I always joke that I trade in foreign currency.

[soothsayer]

4. Oooh, I hope they haven't changed the currency and that my Canadian bills

are still good. I've got $600 or so Canadian (won it at Casino Niagara!)

[Tesha]

11. No problem. Even if you have $1 and $2 bills, they're still good.

No problem. Even if you have $1 and $2 bills (which
have now been superseded by coins), they're still
good. Mr. Tesha and I spent our last low-value bills
in just the last year or two. We first asked if we
could use them and the merchant got confused, saying,
essentially, "well why wouldn't you be able to use them?"

Tesha

[soothsayer]

12. Thanks!

[SpiralHawk]

3. Eh?

Those hosers

[terrya]

5. This hasn't happened since the 70's, right?

I was told the last time the Canadian Dollar was worth the same as the American Dollar was in the 70's.

That says either:

1) The Canadian economy is very strong.

2) Our economy is in the toilet.

[DavidDvorkin]

8. Both

At least, I know that 2 is true, and I believe 1 is, as well.

[Up2Late]

10. I think it's been longer than that, I went to Niagara Falls the early 70's and it...

...still in the $0.70 to $0.79 range back then, IIRC.

Yes, our economy IS still very weak and with OIL at $70.00 per barrel, and the fact that Canada is by FAR our largest foreign Oil supplier...

It all makes, auh, Cents.:evilgrin: (sorry)

[Tripper11]

13. It was the mid 70's actually.....

I remember when I was a kid going to the store with a U.S. dollar roundabout 1974 or so and the item I wanted was over a dollar Cdn and I didn't have enough....I think it was like $1.10cdn - $1 U.S.

[ORDagnabbit]

6. for those not paying attention....our economy and fiat currency are getting trashed.

take some time to learn how "money" is created. you'll be suprised...and pretty pissed off.

http://www.moneyasdebt.net/

[DavidDvorkin]

9. Not quite yet.

Give it a few more days.

Meanwhile, the pound sterling is back above $2 and seems to be staying there.