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Canada switched to metric in 1970 under Pierre Trudeau (our current =
Prime Minister=E2=80=99s father). In 1971, the government created a =
=E2=80=9CMetric Commission=E2=80=9D to oversee the process.
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Keith Stewart
keithstewart@bell.net
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John asked:
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What year did Canada switch from miles to Kilometres? Normal practice =
for changing legislation was for the new requirement to be built in to =
the car at least one calendar year in advance. This did not necessarily =
apply to US Federal specs because they often were not confirmed until =
June of the previous model year. That said, when Sweden changed its rule =
of the road, cars with LH steer were being shipped at least three years =
before the change became effective.
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Stewart<o:p></o:p></p><p =
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