Are you worried about the plunging loonie?

Double jeopardy: that's what one bank is calling the joint plunge of the price of oil ...and the loonie. Is this affecting you? Are you worried about the falling Canadian dollar? With guest host, Suhana Meharchand.

Over the past week, oil prices plunged to $29.70 per barrel, the loonie closed at 68.79 cents USD, and all the while Canadians across the country are complaining of high prices for food, air fare, and foreign vacations.

But we have seen similar circumstances before. From the mid-1990's up until 2003, the loonie hovered around 70 cents USD for about a decade. In fact, back in January of 2002 our dollar fell to its all-time low hitting 61.79 cents US. 

The numbers can be dizzying, but when it comes to $4 cucumbers and $7 cauliflower at the supermarket (not even organic), you really can't ignore it. On this program, we wanted to find out how the low dollar is affecting Canadians personally.

From small businesses to snowbirds, and students to pensioners, everyone is feeling the pinch. We asked: What price increase affected you the most? Are you cutting back on what you're buying? Or...are you coasting on pretty much as usual? What about if you have a business exporting goods to the US? Are you benefiting from the favourable exchange rate?

Our question: "Are you worried about the falling Canadian dollar?"