“Canada Coverts to Metric.” Canada’s decision to go metric in 1970 was not without controversy. Visit the CBC Digital Archives to view some television clips about this topic. The Gimli Glider clip is...

How can confusion be measured, in meters or miles?
The change to metric system occurred in Canada on the first of April 1975. This change was significant in many ways, but was more prominently for the fact that it created confusion of great sorts at multiple levels in the country. This confusion not only led to events like the ‘Gimli Glider’ but also created widespread confusion in areas like in the purchase of fuel, grocery and other necessities that people came across daily.
Even though an inevitable complete replacement is imminent, the confusion that has spanned over these years of change has been quite disturbing. The government,...