Get one from the USA. Hey, if Canadian women can move south, American women can move north. Trust me; I know this. 
I’ll pick Friday March 7 2008.
Most of what I’ve read (in Canada) has analyst’s saying the Cdn. dollar will reach parity with the U.S. at the end of year at the earliest, but the general consensus with analysts is that it will be a bit later. Jack Spitz, director of foreign exchange trading at National Bank Financial, expects parity by the end of the second quarter in 2008.
I think your guess is a good one.
ETA: Or adam yax’s guess.
October 1, 2007.
November 10th, 2007.
So, it wiggled a bit up and down in the last week or so. The lowest I saw was $1.03.
Right now, we’re up a cent from the OP at 1.0505
BTW: I’m getting my exchange rates from here
That would be 50 stars and 13 maple leafs, eh? Although that’s getting pretty crowded; how about a divided flag with a big star on one side and a big maple leaf on the other, with a background of stripes?
ETA: Forgot my bet - I don’t want to make a bet until after the U.S. election next year. Then all bets are off.
Well,. I missed my mark of Sept 17th.
To continue the year-to-date rates:
Jan 2007 - $1.16
Feb 2007 - $1.17
Mar 2007 - $1.17
Apr 2007 - $1.15
May 2007 - $1.10
Jun 2007 - $1.06
Jul 2007 - $1.05
Aug 2007 - $1.05
Sept 2007 - $1.04
Today, Sept 18th, Bank of Canada is marking the exchange at 1.0236. This is the “official” rate I’m using for the purpose of this thread.
That said, www.xe.com is marking the rate at 1.00 USD = 1.00956 CAD.
Today my bank is exchanging 1.00 USD to .99 CAD. That's the better rate using my US funds account. I don't know what their "off the street" rate is. I'd guess about .97 CAD
The fed is turning the dollar into a steaming pile of shit.
Pretty soon, it will be cheaper to wipe our asses with singles than to buy toilet paper.
As of noon, the Bank of Canada is reporting that 1 CAD = 0.99 USD, or 1 USD = 1.0147 CAD. We may be on track for my prediction of November 10th.
If things continue as they are (and that’s a big if), soon we Canadians will be roaming the US, supported by the massive and heavily-muscled legs* of our currency, and distributing fistfuls of multi-coloured wealth to the US masses while we snatch up women and real-estate with abandon…
[sub]*I worked out last night, and I think it’s affecting my prose.[/sub]
Yeah, you’re pretty much welcome to it.
All those half-built abandoned suburbs that show up on Google Earth? Demolish, recycle the materials, return to farmland, grow organic, and profit!!!
Hey, look at the http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html]Bank of Canada’s currency converter - the US$ has dropped from C$1.04 on Sept 11th to $1.0147 on Sept 19th. I think you’re waaay too pessimistic/optimistic (depending on your POV). I predict parity – Sept 24th.
xe.com is reporting $1 US = 1.00245 CDN.
It’s going to reach parity today, it may not stay there but I’m sure it’s going to make it.
Euro reaches all time high against the dollar.
Parity has been reached according to the Globe and Mail.
This may be good for Canadian tourists going south and the owners of Canadian hockey teams, but for the manufacturing sector it licketh.
Bloomberg has just run the following headline: Canadian Dollar Rises to $1 for First Time Since 1976.
Bloomberg story here for confirmation.
The Toronto Star is reporting parity as well.
So who won the bet?
Is panache the closest?