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Cost Of Being Canadian Calculated as 24% Higher
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadians have always paid through the nose for goods from the US one only has to look at US Magazines and Greeting card prices where both Canada and US prices show a...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Toronto to get self-cleaning public pay toilets
It's probably a good thing for Canadian cities to aspire to be more European, but I'm not sure this is the way."Sleek new benches, bus shelters and garbage cans will start gracing Toronto street corners by the end...
The catered life of the American consumer
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCBC's Neil MacDonald certainly puts things into perspective, as well as why some US retailers are none too please when Canadian Consumers show up with US cash...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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634 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
Loonie trades above US$1.10 amid fears and calls for a pull-back
The loonie continues to climb and is now at levels not seen in over 100 years, but still, Canadians pay more for goods and services than our American neighbors. Clearly the most noticeable items are... 
created by Ray Keating | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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621 views | 52 recommendations | 7 comments
Canada/US: CDN Retailers put a price on parity
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorConservative Finance Jim Flaherty is urging Canadian Retailers to lower their retail prices in order to compete with US retailers as Canadians flock to US Wholesale...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1257 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
The Loonie Takes Off
At 10:59 a.m. EST on September 20, 2007, the value of the Canadian loonie was higher than the U.S. dollar for the first time since November 1976.The soaring value of the Canadian dollar over the past few weeks has...
Dollah dollah coin, y'all: Loonie hits record high
Perhaps a trip south is in order for us Canuckleheads: the Canadian dollar has hit its highest point in thirty years. Something interesting (though I suppose obvious) I learned from this article is that the CAN$...
I've got a souring loonie in my pocket.
Thank you stock market...
Spare some change?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith our booming red hot economy and Canada looking to bring in thousands of migrant workers for many companies seeking unskilled workers, Panhandlers really do not have...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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US Publishers Loonie over the US exchange rates
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ReaderUS Publishers seem not to take notice of the rising Canadian Dollar and refuse to recognize the exchange rate between Canada and the US, mandating US/Canadian Book and...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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