Former President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act 50 years ago. However, he did not make metric adoption mandatory, and the efforts fell flat.

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Environment Canada's use of Celsius marks its 50th anniversary in 2025. It was the catalyst for a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it began. The result is seen and ...

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