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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.

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By Lizzie11
February 9th 2007

Quebec!

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My last couple of nights in Vancouver were more than a little ridiculous and loads of fun. After cramming everything into my pack in record time and actually leaving to catch the bus to the airport early (Who me? Yeah I know) I climbed onto the plane and embraced the feeling of once again being completely in transit. It is one of my favourite things of traveling, when you are mid air and you’re not permanently located in any one place, and completely in limbo, it’s the greatest feeling. Actually getting to Quebec was a wee bit of an ordeal in [View Full Entry]

By kbard
February 9th 2007

Quebec City - Winter Carnival

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Bon Homme
Here's Bon Homme at the end of the parade.

Apologies - currently unable to restore. If you have a backup please edit this entry and save/publish. There is a small possibility that this entry will be restored - only small. [View Full Entry]

By Hutcho
February 4th 2007

Carnaval de Québec: The Largest Winter Carnival in the World

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Bent Violin
My 2nd favourite sculpture

And boy did it live up to its reputation for winter, it was freezing, but to be honest it was beyond that, it was way way below freezing about 20 C below freezing, add in the wind chill and it was a ball shrinkingly cold weekend. The awesome foursome making up this little trip Rachael, Gen, Matt and myself. For me the weekend held a little more significance as February the 4th was the occasion of my 21st Birthday, but more on that later. It had been my responsibility to organise the hire car for the w/e which I had duly [View Full Entry]

By Tara T
January 26th 2007

Quebec City - STUNNING!

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Chateau Frontenac

After two nights in Montreal we drove to Quebec City. We stayed in Old Quebec which is a lot bigger than Old Montreal. This place is truly spectacular. The buildings are so old, the streets are cobbled and at night it feels like a fairy land! Old Quebec City has some amazing history. Old Quebec is an old fort village and the only walled city in North America. Jacques Cartier laid claim to Quebec City in 1534 and it eventually became the capital of French Canada and all of New France. "The Battle of the Plains of Abraham" took place in [View Full Entry]

By Evan le nomade
January 2nd 2007

Les préparatifs...

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Moi même de ma personne

Alors il me reste qu'une semaine avant mon grand départ pour l'ouest Canadiens :) Il me reste plusieurs chose à faire, tels que comprendre se blog... créer un compte de banque, boire plein de bières, consacré plein de temps à ma blonde :) etc. Le départ est bientôt :) [View Full Entry]

By NettaSteve
January 1st 2007

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

To all our friends and family...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We hope 2007 will bring you everything you wish for. xx P.S. We will be leaving for Mexico in mid-January. ********************************************************************* À tous nos amis et membres de nos familles...BONNE ANNÉE!!! Que l'année 2007 vous apporte tout ce que vous désirez. xx P.S. Nous partirons au Mexique à la mi-janvier. [View Full Entry]

By Michty6
December 16th 2006

Quebec City and Onwards!

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Snowy Quebec
A white Quebec from the rather small plane!

QUEBEC CITY AND ONWARDS! More photos up on site of this, as well as of Toronto - some Billy Connolly photos from Bennie - cheers for that - on photo site. I flew from Toronto to Quebec, via Montreal. The plane I was flying from Montreal to Quebec in was tiny! I was absolutely crapping it during take off, the weird noises it was making...however worse was yet to come as arriving in Quebec my crazy taxi driver didnt speak English and obviously the French must not have a word for 'lane' as he didnt appear to know what these were [View Full Entry]

By Funkdoctor
December 10th 2006

Roadtrip: 2. Québec City

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Verena, André und ich sind für einen Tag nach Quebec City, während die ranzosen (pauline & patrick) schonmal vorgefahren sind zum Mont Tremblant um einen Tag Ski zu fahren. Die Altstadt von Quebec City (rund um das hotel/schloss frontenac) ist klein & schön, ansonsten haben wir noch nen 83m hohen wasserfall gesehen, auf dem weg nach Mont Tremblant. [View Full Entry]

By Angela and Martin
October 7th 2006

Autumn Sun

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Foot Prints

Day 91..... We were welcomed across the Canadian boarder (without being interrogated for a change!) into New Brunswick. Our first stop was Fundy National Park, famous for the world's largest tides! As the tourist season had come to an end, it felt as though we had the whole park to ourselves. We made the most of the remaining sunshine and kept up with our walking, until Martin spotted a rather 'lonely' looking golf course! As 'pitch n' putt' is more Angela's cup of tea, she played the role of caddy (don't get too used to that Martin, we were on holiday!). [View Full Entry]

By Expedition
September 30th 2006

Quebec City

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Quebec City
Le Chateau Frontenac

We arrived in Quebec City in the late afternoon. Prior to my arrival I did not have big expectations for this city, however I was proven wrong. Quebec City is a quaint little town. There are not so many attractions, however this city gives you a certain feeling. It seemed to be a bit more French than Montreal. We ate a crepe restaurant which was my first time at an exclusive crepe restaurant. The next day we woke and set out to tour the city. We walked to get our croissant and latte and headed through the city walls. We first [View Full Entry]

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