Originally Posted by rec3000

Canada converted in 1970. The old system was officially scrapped, which probably lead to the "I'm not learning that damned Metric shit" backlash from the older folks. Although us Gen-Xers know metric very well, we still use Imperial quite often. It's common to say that, "Kingston is 200 miles from Ottawa," or, "I am 175 pounds." In fact, most Canucks likely don't know their metric height or weight off hand--Common weights and measures are still mostly touted in Imperial.