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A Monumental Change: When Canada Went Metric

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Episode A Monumental Change: When Canada Went Metric

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From the 1970s to 1980s, Canada made the monumental effort to go from the Imperial System to the Metric System. It was met with praise and anger and didn't completely take.

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• Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/metric-conversion • Canada's History: https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/arts-culture-society/measuring-change • CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/as-canada-marks-50-years-of-celsius-country-still-measuring-in-mash-up-of-metric-and-imperial-1.7421117

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