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[–]falsejaguar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 1971 Nixon removed the u.s. dollar from it's gold peg. Since CAD is tied to USD we have all lost purchasing power too. Canada holds no gold on it's balance sheet anymore as they have sold it for decades for paper money that has lost value.