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.
March 29th 2008North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City I left Boston yesterday morning at 8 am. Finally took the bus, as the rideshare to Montreal would have made me arrive after midnight in Quebec City. I was looking forward to a pretty ride up through N ... 10 photos[full story]
March 21st 2008North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City
Yep, there’s something to be said for a catchy title. Seems that the catchy titles are the ones that get people reading, and frankly, that’s why I write these blogs - so that you will ... 32 photos[full story]
February 7th 2008North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City I arrived in Boston late last night, after a VERY long day. Leaving Quebec City turned out to be as hard as arriving there! My bus from Montreal to Boston at 11:45 am in the morning (I'd traveled to ... [full story]
February 2nd 2008North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City It snowed all night and this morning we woke up to 50 cms of snow on the ground! The snow plows go right to work, and there's even a "baby" one for the sidewalks.
I'm going to post some photos of ... 4 photos[full story]
February 1st 2008North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City It's now 6 PM in the evening. It's been snowing all day, and the City is like a winter wonderland, with fresh, white snow, Christmas lights, and bundled-up people scurring down the streets --just lik ... [full story]
May 29th 2007North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City C'est parti!
Je pars dans quelques heures pour Zurich, Suisse, afin de pratiquer un peu mon allemand (ouf!) et de rejoindre mon petit frère Pascal à Neuchâtel!
Le but de ce voyage est principaleme ... [full story]
December 19th 2007North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City Bonjour à tous !
L'université est enfin terminée ! Et je peux dire que mon examen de latin est certainement mon pire examen à vie...qu'elle semaine OUFFF....éprouvante...party d'histoire...tête dan ... [full story]
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