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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Canada (pronounced /ˈkænədə/) is a country occupying most of upper North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area and shares the world's longest common border with the United States to the south and northwest. The land occupied by Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of aboriginal people. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled along, the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of additional provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom, highlighted by the Statute of Westminster in 1931 and culminating in the Canada Act in 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament. A federation comprising ten provinces and three territories, Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages both at the federal level and in the province of New Brunswick. Technologically advanced and industrialized, Canada maintains a diversified economy that is heavily reliant upon its abundant natural resources and upon trade—particularly with the United States, with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship. It is a member of the G8, NATO, OECD, WTO, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Francophonie, the OAS, APEC, and the United Nations. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  crofsblogs.typepad.com Crof Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:37:49 GM Via The Tyee, a Canadian Press report: Flu pandemic overshadows race for national chief. Excerpt: Five men running for . Canada's. top job in native politics are grappling with an issue that could eclipse even the grim toll of abject ...  blog.globalvisas.com Mark Johnstone Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:51:59 GM The paper backed the visa decision, although it did pay respectful homage to the Czech's contribution to high art and fine pilsners, commisreating that the visa reforms would be . Canada's. cultural loss. Their editorial rested on the ...  communities.canada.com soundoff ue, 21 Jul 2009 17:36:08 GM The online source for Calgary news, business, sports, entertainment, classified ads, horoscopes, weather, local news and more. From Google Blog Search: "Canada" See also:
 news.google.com Bloomberg Royal Bank of Canada , Bank of Montreal and other lenders are increasing sales online and making acquisitions to skirt the rules and take a bigger slice of ... news.google.com Reuters July 20 (Reuters) - The following are top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their ... and more » news.google.com New York Times Canada settled a trade dispute with Europe on Wednesday that will lead to the country dropping its six-year-old complaint at ... Canada , Europe End WTO Dispute On GMO Wall Street Journal EU, Canada Settle WTO Case on Gene-Modified Products Bloomberg EU, Canada end GMO dispute AFP Examiner.com - Sydney Morning Herald - Xinhua all 98 news articles » From Google News Search: "Canada"  visaconsultancyservices.com 180px x 270px | 48.40kB [source page] Immigrating to Canada Every year Canada welcomes thousands of new residents Coming to Canada as an immigrant is an  veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov 1400px x 1800px | 680.80kB [source page] Canada A2002154 1820 500m jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "Canada" Should Canada close it doors to the USA and start selling oil to the world? Q. Should Canada start selling our goods to the world and stop depending on the USA? Can Canada live with out the USA? Can Canada get better deals with other trading partners? These are the thing we need to ask Canadians. Asked by nickname - Mon Feb 18 14:26:45 2008 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments A. Canada does sell it`s goods to the world.Canada has more free-trade deals than any other nation.Why would you want to stop selling to the US.They are good costumers. Answered by smart guy - Mon Feb 18 15:22:49 2008 How can Britain convince Canada to help maintain Britain's strong internation presence? Q. We take on the role of British foreign officials. We are trying to convince Canada to help Britain maintain a strong internation presence. Can someone give me ten key points to how we can convince Canada to continue to help Britain after it had became its own country? international* Asked by littleasiangirl - Sun Sep 30 16:39:53 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Through the use of 'soft power'... you can find many examples by researching that. Answered by BeachBum - Thu Oct 4 16:20:05 2007 How come the prime minister of Canada has no power or authority?
Q. It seems like the prime minister of Canada has no real power or authority. I say this as a canadian. Compared too the president of the US it looks that way, I know the US is a lot bigger (population wise) and has more power than canada but still. And when the prime minister is speaking at that house thing there is all these losers yelling in the back. Everything has too go threw all these votes and no one agrees so nothing really ends up happening. Could someone explain why? Also what the prime ministers powers are? Thanks so much! Asked by Tina Get The Axe! - Thu Apr 30 15:44:28 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Actually the Prime Minister has a great deal of power. He chooses the Ministers, leads the direction that the party takes, and he sets the agenda of the government. I also say he, because Prime Minister Harper is the current Prime Minister. I would say that the Prime Minister is more involved with the day to day dealings of the government that the American President. The Prime Minister has to spend some time amongst the MPs. It just so happens that there is not a majority government currently and in order to maintain his grip on power, he has to negotiate with the other parties. Like a true democracy. Believe it or not the yelling is part of the game. The opposition is yelling to voice their constituents' concerns. Try this link… [cont.] Answered by Christina - Thu Apr 30 22:05:10 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Canada" This article is for quotes about Canada. By Canadians
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