[USMA:35825] Re: Little hope for SI progress in Canada?

[Remek Kocz]

What Ezra is probably worried about is the past record of the Conservatives in Canada.  I believe that they did attempt once or twice to reverse the progress of metric in that country.  I share some concerns as to that as well, though my casual conversations with Canadians indicate that they are actually quite happy with metric, so I don't see attempts at reversal on the grassroots level. 

On the other hand, over the past 13 years they were in power, Liberals didn't do much for metrication. 

Remek

On 1/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I can't see how backsliding from km on the roads, celsius in the temperatures, etc. could happen.  Canada has been doing that for far too long.

 

What will likely happen is no progress on getting rid of pounds at the produce stand, acres on land sales, square feet on building sales, based on a misguided concept of "right of choice".

 

So - my bet is no backsliding, but no progress.

 

Carleton

 

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From: Ezra Steinberg < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Hit the Send button by accident ...
>
> My thought is that the Tories running a minority government in Canada now is not
> a scenario where there will be any kind of governmental push to finish
> metricating Canada.
>
> More muddle in the works, I'll wager, and maybe even some backsliding.
>

> :-(
>