DCN ARCHIVES
Weekly Poll for April 3, 2008
FACT: The Canadian dollar has been hovering around par with the US green back for nearly 8 months.
Has a high Canadian dollar hurt your business?
| Yes |
 27% |
| No |
 73% |
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