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Canada is miles – or rather, kilometres – away from a uniform system of measurement - Angus Reid Institute
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Canada is miles – or rather, kilometres – away from a uniform system of measurement - Angus Reid Institute
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Canada is miles – or rather, kilometres – away from a uniform system of measurement - Angus Reid Institute
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Canada is miles – or rather, kilometres – away from a uniform system of measurement - Angus Reid Institute
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Canada is miles – or rather, kilometres – away from a uniform system of measurement - Angus Reid Institute
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ELI5: Why do Canadians, or at least where i'm from, still measure height in feet and inches and weight in pounds if we use the metric system? : r/explainlikeimfive
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