Originally Posted by garce

As a Canadian, maybe Clinton made my life better. Clinton did more for Canada than any Canadian leader ever did in the last 40 years. That's a horrible thing to say, but I stand by that statement. Bill Clinton was Canada's greatest leader in the last 40 years. If he was eligible, he'd be elected Prime Minister today.

I liked what he did for the exchange rate. America dominated the world's economy back then, and I got $1.54 for every dollar I earned. Not so much now. The American dollar is going to end up being pocket change soon enough. Under Bush the US dollar was worth 90 cents. Now? About par.