>>Canada has offered to give Michigan up to $550 million US to help the
>>cash-strapped state pay for a new bridge crossing the Detroit River.
>>
>>Federal Transport Minister John Baird sent a letter Thursday to
>>Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm offering to increase Canada's
>>funding for the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) between
>>Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.
>
>These are Canadian dollars, right? :)

No they are US Dollars, but I think our money is close to par these days.

Today the looie is 0.99542 cents to the US Dollar