Can you protect your money through a foreign account?

As a Canadian Ex-Pat living in the U.S., the loss of the U.S. dollar value concerns me.

I am also concerned about the cost of gold, silver, etc..etc...

So, could protecting my money be as simple as transferring my current US dollars into a Canadian account, held in Canadian funds?

Is this worth doing, or will the Canadian dollar be taken down with the US?