50 years ago, Canada began the switch to metric but kept some measurements imperial. With Donald Trump’s tariffs, is now the time to change that?

50 years ago, Canada began the switch to metric but kept some measurements imperial. With Donald Trump’s tariffs, is now the time to change that?

On April 1, 1975, the country pivoted from imperial to the metric system. But the conversion was never fully completed, and Canada remains a nation of two measures to this day.

Proposal is being processed on a terminative basis and, if approved, can be submitted directly to the Chamber of Deputies for consideration.

Vote in US Congress on Tuesday to block blanket tariffs on Canada could rebuke Trump

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