After 2008 we also "benefited" from very high oil prices which drove the dollar ...

cmrdporcupine 20 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM

After 2008 we also "benefited" from very high oil prices which drove the dollar higher

That high dollar didn't do any positive things for Ontario & Quebec's export oriented manufacturing sector though, which is why I put "benefited" in quotes.