The Canadian economy and the C$ is very significant to all of us who choose to live in this great land, but it is very insignificant to most of the world.
Another fact is that many parts of the world think we are a banana republic politically. Between all the different levels of gov't, different rules and laws for different languages, skin colour, religious beliefs, they are not wrong on the banana republic part. Having said all that, would I want to live anywhere else? No