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Inflation remains on a tear, reaching 6.8 percent in Canada and 8.3 percent in the US in April. Inflation had not been that high in about 40 years, save for a brief spike when Canada introduced the GST in 1991. As a result, as reported by Statistics Canada yesterday, Canadian wage earners are quickly losing purchasing power.