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Strategies & Market Trends : Ride the Tiger with CD

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To: heinz44 who wrote (201874)8/2/2011 3:15:31 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum  Read Replies (3) of 312820
 
Here are the culprits... pretty even split.. The long terms of Mulroney and Chretien were in the time frame...
filibustercartoons.com

Here is the tale:
 Gold Reserves Reported to International Monetary Fund
(millions of ounces except as otherwise noted)

Country end-1985 end-1993 end 2002

Canada (ounces) 20.11 6.05 0.60
(tonnes) 625 188 18.6

Other G-7
United States 262.65 261.79 262.00
France 81.85 81.85 97.25*
Germany 95.18 95.18 110.79*
Italy 66.67 66.67 78.83*
Japan 24.23 24.23 24.60
United Kingdom 19.03 18.45 10.09

more at: goldensextant.com

Between 1980 and 1996, Canada sold 594 tonnes, leaving just 81 tonnes.

more at: 24carat.co.uk

World official gold holding (December 2010)
We are #80 3.4 tonnes... right after Mauritius... that juggernaut of a nation.. LOL

en.wikipedia.org

EDIT: forgot to add... we don't need gold... we can just become state 51 :O)
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