It is almost an oxymoron for Canadians to use US
Standard measurements.
However, I am sure it is mostly due to the influence
by the US as your
neighbour in setting industry standards.
That's primarily the reason. With the Canadian
population being only 0.1 the size of the US market
most
You should check out the current Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) that is
being negotiated between the US and Australia right
now. I have heard that
we are being asked to accept more US television, to
the detriment of our own
productions (among other things). I have yet to
read much of this
Of Stephen Gallagher
the Australian Government defines the US as
the world's largest market. They're using, of
course more than just population to define largest.
They are also using a particular definition of 'market'.
If the EU could become the world's largest market
it might be able to
It will, after 2010. It isn't ready now.
Euric
EU could become the world's largest market it might
be able to enforce some metric requirements.
Stephen
Maybe, just maybe, the US had something to do with the moratorium and
somehow forced Canada to accept US sizes and in return not making Canada
revert to imperial. Note how at the beginning of metrication in Canada
there were more rational metric products, now there are almost none.
Canada
Then-Prime Minister Mulroney, a conservative, listened to some whiners in
the 1980's and the result was the metric baby stuck halfway born - he made
things voluntary at that point. The sticking point was the usual one --
loose produce, meat, etc. NAFTA has probably had a lot to do with US FFU
It's pretty clear to me that many US manufacturers
want the option to label in hard metric only.
Today I saw some Pedigree dog treats labelled as
150 g (with US Customary following in parentheses). I assume those who are
familiar with what's going on in Congress regarding the amending of
Further to my previous post here, on
2004.10.02, I also sent an email letter to the Say Gday feedback section
of the Australian leg of The How To Channel. www.howtochannel.com.au
Below is the response that I received today;
Dear Brenton,
Thanks for your keen interest in the
