There has been a prolonged discussion of the pros and cons of compulsion in
the conversion of a country to the metric system.  Two non-compulsive
measures would go a long way to achieving conversion.

In Australia government policy was to "progressively withdraw the legality
of non-metric units used in contractual arrangements".

In Canada after about 1975 all formal education was converted to metric
units only.

Joseph B.Reid
17 Glebe Road West
Toronto  M5P 1C8             Tel. 416 486-6071

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