RE:He sold all of the Canadian goldYes gold is a bad investment LOL here is a chart that tells a different story. When canada sold its gold the price was 400 Canadian.
https://www.kitco.com/charts/interactive-charts/?Symbol=GOLD&Currency=USD&multiCurrency=true&langId=EN&period=2329200000&names=,LFGOLDAM,LFGOLDPM&descs=,Gold%20%20London%20Fix%20AM,Gold%20%20London%20Fix%20PM&byValue=true&utm_source=kitco&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=20110407_iCharts_1825day_gold_chart&utm_campaign=iCharts