Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada's paramount political problem is meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts. The issue of reconciling Quebec's francophone heritage with the majority anglophone Canadian population has moved to the back burner in recent years; support for separatism abated after the Quebec government's referendum on independence failed to pass in October of 1995.
May 6th 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park After a big night, it's a late start but we're up and ready around 1pm. A little overcast and a slight chill in the air but nothing to stop us from heading down to the Beautiful Stanley Park again, v ... 30 photos[full story]
May 1st 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park DAY TWO - 22 April
Awake bright and early. Jed's starting to get a little frantic considering the phone calls he's making to window repair companies are quoting him between $900-$1200. Insuranc ... [full story]
January 23rd 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park Ben and I had a wonderful day out and about today. We finally got to visit Stanley Park aquarium today and it was fantastic. The animals are great, whales, dolphins, otters and sea lions. We walked th ... 12 photos[full story]
December 24th 2007North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park To get into the Chirstmas Spirit Ben and I decided to go to Stanley Park for the afternoon after finishing (and starting) our Christmas shopping. I had been looking forward to going to Stanley park fo ... 8 photos[full story]
June 28th 2005North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park Home is in sight and this may be the last blog we have time to do and what memorable memories it contains! I know that Ross has already sent a summary of our trip to Alaska to his his group list so I& ... 13 photos[full story]
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