> There has been a move by the ultra-right in Canada to > move to a common currency between the US and Canada . . . Such a tack by the right would seem very vulnerable to nationalist/populist politics. A question is the extent to which having a Canadian currency has proved to be a meaningful aid to stabilization policy. The scuttlebutt is that currencies in continental Europe were hostage to the Bundesbank, even before the establishment of the Euro. mbs
