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Comments (1)
Thanks for bringing this to my attention in the weekly e-newsletter. I studied abroad in Vancouver this past fall and learned a bit about Canadian society, both through living in the country and learning about it my classes. I definitely wish we would get more (non-election) news about Canada through mainstream news outlets. We are much more dependent on the state of their country than we think we are!
Posted by JMarsden | May 6, 2011 9:43 AM