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 1st 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Regina 5 hours to go. Am sufficiently pre-tired. "Pre-tired" is sort of like "pre-drinking", except that it doesn't involve booze. No wait,... "pre-tired" is like "pre-drinking". So, my plan has been to ... [full story]
April 29th 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Regina Hello everyone!
Only 3 sleeps until my folks and I depart for Europe - specifically Portugal and Spain. I'm vibrating with excitement!!! I haven't done the blogging thing since my last trip - t ... [full story]
April 29th 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Regina
Okay,... so all that remains is to pack. I think. Routes are planned, bookings are made, passports are valid,... all that good stuff. I'm going to try to figure out if it's possible to show our ... [full story]
April 21st 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Saskatoon As I look out the window at the snow-covered streets, New Zealand and Asia seem very far away... We are very glad to be home though.
The flight home was decent, as good as it gets with two 10+ hou ... 5 photos[full story]
April 8th 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Regina Well hello!
I've just discovered your comments on the blog site! Looks like comments get posted here and messages go to our emails directly. These modern day technologies! Sorry to the 4 people ... 3 photos[full story]
March 27th 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan Hi guys,
Im writing to your from Whitewood Saskatchewan. Me and Jesse are driving to Niagara falls and got caught in a snow storm, so we are waiting it out in some nowhere town.
Ive started my ... [full story]
March 13th 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan Hello again:
Well, we arrived safely in Tuxford, Saskatchewan this afternoon.
The folks stopped at Arby's for lunch in Saskatoon, before heading south to Tuxford.
Trevor and Jenny took them for a & ... 13 photos[full story]
March 12th 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan Well hello everyone:
This is our last full day in Wainwright and so my masters did a tour of the town for my blog to you.
It started with lunch at the local train/bus station. You can see the decor ... 21 photos[full story]
March 4th 2008North America » Canada » Saskatchewan » Regina A few more photos that I thought you might enjoy. It is hard to believe that the last entry was 3 weeks ago. I rather quickly settled into life at home but share stories at the drop a of a hat!
H ... 4 photos[full story]
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