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 9th 2008North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal » South Shore Tim: Today has been a good day. We took a metro down to the Biodome and went over to the Giles Villneave circit, the home of Canadian Formula 1. Later in the day we have bonded a little bit more with ... [full story]
May 5th 2008North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal » South Shore Tim: We are now in Montreal. We took the train from Toronto to Montreal, it took us 5 hours on the train. It is all French here! We might as well be in France! Found the hostel really easily and it is ... [full story]
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