[MadIvan]

I'll lay my cards on the table. My father is a retired banker and has worked in this area. I cannot emphasise strongly enough that this is utter bullshit.

It is not happening and the folks at the Bank of Canada are absolutely correct. Getting bent out of shape every time some academic or bureaucrat talks out the side of their mouth is a recipe for an ulcer or requiring medication.

Regards, Ivan

[William Terrell]

Like I said, I hope you're right. What did your father say about the adoption of the Euro when the idea was just a rumor?

[hedgetrimmer]

I cannot emphasise strongly enough that this is utter bullshit

Your foul language aside, I remember all the arguments in Britain against the Euro, how unpopular it was, how it would change british culture, how it would lower living standards for the wealthier countries in the EU.

Back in the early 1990s,most british people never thought the Euro would come into existance. So much for them.