Talk:Petrocurrency

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[edit] Votes for deletion

This page was recently nominated for deletion, and the consensus decision was to keep it. The deletion debate is archived here. ugen64 02:40, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] How is the Canadian Dollar a petrocurrency?

I don't see how the Canadian Dollar can be a petrocurrency. Is Canada a major exporter of oil? These currencies that should be regarded as petrocurrencies are the Bruneian Dollar & the Nigerian currency,the Naira. I know that Canada is famous for its 'tyre money' (See Canadian Tire ,which is accepted as a form of payment in many parts of Canada. What do you think? - (Aidan Work 02:31, 23 November 2005 (UTC))

Believe it or not the assertion the the Canadian Dollar can be a petrodollar is substantiated, as Canada ranks number eight in oil producing nations [1]. Canada holds large potential reserves of oil in the Athabasca Tar Sands, which have become very desirable to oil hungry America which is trying to wean itself from unstable Middle-East oil, not to mention unexplored reserves offshore and in the Far North. And really, Canadian Tire money isn't accepted widely as currency anywhere except at Canadian Tire outlets. mhunter 06:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)