I should have realized it, trouble is listening to it in France it was probably early on the 2nd while it was the evening of the 1st in Canada.
I’m very pleased to hear it’s an April fool joke, and very pleased to hear how many Canadians were appalled that the US could do this sort of thing even if they did not! Mike > On 04 Apr 2015, at 00:38, John M. Steele <[email protected]> wrote: > > They "fessed up" the next day, starting about 14:52 to tnd of segment. I > found the link posted on another site, which is not quite the same as > "finding the link." > > AIH Apr 2/15 - Cindy Gladue Protest, Craig Davidson/Nick Cutter, Listener > Response: April Fools (Part 2) > <http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/As%20It%20Happens/ID/2662045948/> > > > <http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/As%20It%20Happens/ID/2662045948/> > > > > > > AIH Apr 2/15 - Cindy Gladue Protest, Craig Davidson/Nic... > <http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/As%20It%20Happens/ID/2662045948/>Cindy > Gladue Protest, Craig Davidson/Nick Cutter, Listener Response: April Fools. > View on www.cbc.ca > <http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/As%20It%20Happens/ID/2662045948/> > Preview by Yahoo > > > > From: Michael Payne <[email protected]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> > Cc: USMA <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 4:08 PM > Subject: [USMA:54680] Re: Troubling agreement > > Probable! I certainly hope so, I’ll check back in a day or two and see if > anything has changed. I don’t remember the exact date, but it was the late > 90’s or 2000 that the US changed to Celsius temperatures for METARS. > > Mike > >> On 03 Apr 2015, at 20:30, John M. Steele <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I could be wrong, but, honestly, I believe you have been taken in by an >> April Fool's joke. >> >> No diplomat would use an insensitive phrase like "trade irritant." In 1988, >> Congress proclaimed metric as the preferred measurement system for trade and >> commerce. A few years ago, we change temperatures in METARs (aviation >> weather reports) to Celsius. We may metricate slowly (VERY!! slowly) but I >> find this very hard to believe. Especially since NONE of other trading >> partners use Fahrenheit either. Keep in mind Mexico is the third country of >> NAFTA and they are arguable more metric than you and speak a foreign >> language to boot. >> >> From: Michael Payne <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 7:55 AM >> Subject: [USMA:54678] Re: Troubling agreement >> >> Here is the broadcast >> http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.3018322 >> >> <http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.3018322> >> >> You can listen to the full broadcast, the item I heard is in part 2: >> temperature harmonisation, An american trade representative tells us why his >> country wants Canada to switch back to Fahrenheit. You can listen to part 2 >> only. >> >> Mike Payne >> >> u >> >> >>> On 03 Apr 2015, at 13:19, John M. Steele <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> The International Dairy Foods Association lists several protocols (time and >>> temperature) for pasteurisation, including ultra-pasteurised, which can be >>> stored at room temperature. The US uses mostly 15 s, 72 °C. I wonder if >>> the difference is merely which protocol is preferred or required. I can't >>> imagine we would quibble over whether the temperature is stated in °C or °F >>> as long as they were equivalent. >>> >>> http://www.idfa.org/news-views/media-kits/milk/pasteurization >>> <http://www.idfa.org/news-views/media-kits/milk/pasteurization> >>> From: Michael Payne <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 8:20 AM >>> Subject: [USMA:54674] Troubling agreement >>> >>> I just happened to be listening to the CBC news early this morning was half >>> asleep but paid more attention when I realized they were discussing an >>> apparent agreement for Canada to drop some of it’s metric requirements for >>> trade with the USA (NAFTA?), they talked about pasteurisation temperatures >>> as an example, from the sound of the conversation this was being pushed on >>> Canada by the Washington based trade negotiator, the presenter seemed a >>> little aghast that this could happen, >>> >>> >>> I’ve not had time to google this apart from a cursory “Canada to drop >>> metric system nafta” query which didn’t seem to bring up anything. Later on >>> I’ll be able to spend a bit more time researching this, but I’m really >>> amazed that this is being stuffed down the throats of the Canadians. >>> >>> Mike Payne >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > >
