Friday, 29 November 2024

Factlet (16)



The Canadian Dollar
   I don't have much time this morning, but I will attempt two things. The first is to provide the image above which will haunt us for a long time. It is from the cover of the Atlantic, which was published during the month of halloween in 2024. 
   The coach arrived in Washington, Canadians are spooked and the loonie is sinking. For some perspective on how low it can go, here is the Factlet:
The Canadian $
Jan. 21, 2002: 61.79 cents
"The dollar fell to its all-time low on Jan. 21, 2002, according to the Bank of Canada, hitting 61.79 cents US. (Over the next several years, the dollar climbed upwards until it reached its all-time high of $1.103 US on Nov. 7, 2007."
This Factlet is a few years old, but the numbers for the low and high Canadian dollars are likely correct.
  As for the word "Factlet", new readers can see the origin of the term in the post that revealed what a
Gee-Gee is. The most recent one is about Maurice Maeterlinck, but, after re-reading it, I am not sure what the actual Factlet is. It may be that Maurice wrote The Life of Termites. I was clearer in the one about Balzac, he loved pears. Perhaps a more useful Factlet is #3, which is depressing to read at this time of year since it revealed in 2019 that "90,000 Packages Disappear Daily in N.Y.C." 

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