"As long as U.S. dollar rises against $cando, then my canadian stocks take a hit, but the $US is coming up on big resistance at .88-.90."

Yes BigP the US dollar appears to be taking one last breath before its inevitable slow and long awaited death. The chart below shows us this inevitability may finally begin to occur by year end.

Gold will not be denied and neither will companies with real deposits such as ECU. The soon to be released 43-101 will undoubtedly confirm this.