The Dollar...the dollar....

[Mr. Kilt]

Now you know how we Canadians feel whenever we order something from the US. :rolleyes:

[Canadian_Kilt]

Now you know how we Canadians feel whenever we order something from the US. :rolleyes:

Amen.

[auld argonian]

Now you know how we Canadians feel whenever we order something from the US. :rolleyes:

Hey...I've said on a couple of occasions "what was all that NAFTA b*ll$3!+ about if our Canadian neighbors get stuck with tariffs all the time?". Not that a strict parity between the US and Canadian dollars would be a good thing but c'mon...it's the longest undefended border in the world for a reason! Makes a person understand how smuggling can become an attractive proposition....not that ANYBODY would ever do such a thing....

Best

AA

[Mr. Kilt]

Hey...I've said on a couple of occasions "what was all that NAFTA b*ll$3!+ about if our Canadian neighbors get stuck with tariffs all the time?". Not that a strict parity between the US and Canadian dollars would be a good thing but c'mon...it's the longest undefended border in the world for a reason! Makes a person understand how smuggling can become an attractive proposition....not that ANYBODY would ever do such a thing....

Best

AA

Actually, it's rare that we get hit with a tariff charge for stuff coming across the border. We do get hit with GST (national 6% sales tax) on most things, though.

The big kick in the ummmm...errrr...pants is the exchange rate on the dollar. It's not too bad right now, but a couple of years ago it was ridiculous! IIRC in 2002-2003 the Canuck dollar was only worth about 60 cents US. Now it's sitting about 88 cents. Par would be nice. Maybe I should petition the Canuck government about that. The higher our dollar, the more kilts and accessories I could order out of the US. :rolleyes: