Transmigration and Big Rock Beer On the LEAD front… As every student of Canadian history knows, way back in the later half of the 19th century, and into the early 20th, the federal government sought to “populate the west” of Canada with offers of free land and great opportunities to build a new life. It wanted to attract further immigrants from England specifically, but as most English balked at the offer, the program extended itself well into Eastern Europe, attracting thousands to the prairies. These people, through many hardships, would change the landscape over time and orient it towards agriculture, but they would also shape the traditions and culture of the new “Western Canada”, complete with Ukrainian, Finnish, Russian, and other influences. Fast forward a half century later and the Indonesian government, prompted by none other
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