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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Canada ( / ˈ k æ n ə d ə /) is a country occupying most of northern 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. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world. The land occupied by Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal peoples. 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 provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom. This widening autonomy was highlighted by the Statute of Westminster of 1931 and culminated in the Canada Act of 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament. A federation consisting of ten provinces and three territories, Canada is governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual nation with both English and French as official languages at the federal level. One of the world's highly developed countries, Canada has a diversified economy that is 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, G-20, NATO, OECD, WTO, Commonwealth, Francophonie, OAS, APEC, and UN. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What do you think about Canada trying to get the US to change environmental laws so they can sell more oil? Q. The US currenlty refuses to buy oil from canada from any new sites. The US will only buy oil from old sites. But canada wants to drill in new sites, and they want the US to buy it. Canadian lobbyists are all over Washignton trying to get the law changed. What do you think of this. Why do you think the media does't cover it. And do you think it's okay for canada to do this because it's canada. How would you feel if Americans did this? Asked by Michael l - Tue Jul 14 18:01:16 2009 - - 13 Answers - 1 Comments A. ok :T J , first of all we are NOT occupying Haiti, we don't have anything to do with Haiti except that our governor general is from there. Also, we are not interested in "trashing" the U.S. . Why don't you get your facts straight, you narrow-minded bigot. In regards to the question, Canada is not imposing laws to sell more or less oil. I'm sure that if we did change the laws it wouldn't matter. Answered by unknown - Fri Jul 17 05:46:20 2009 What is Canada doing to protect Canadians against the H1N1 virus? Q. The Public Health Agency of Canada has listed this on its website (last modified April 26) "Vaccine A vaccine is any preparation intended to produce immunity to a disease by stimulating the production of antibodies. Canada has a plan for a vaccine to be produced domestically if a pandemic occurs, which will take about six months once the virus is identified. Enough pandemic vaccine will be produced to cover all Canadians." Now that the virus has been declared a pandemic, what action is the government taking? Asked by Denim - Tue Jun 16 20:21:34 2009 - - 1 Answers - 3 Comments A. Canada is not taking the pandemic seriously. Five students got the H1N1 at Coquitlam-area schools in BC. None of the schools were shut down. H1N1 is the same strain as the 1918 Spanish Flu. Look at the fatality rates of every know flu pandemic Asiatic (Russian) Flu 1889 90 1 million died, possibly H2N2 Spanish Flu 1918 20 to 40 million died, H1N1 Asian Flu 1957 58 1 to 1.5 million died, H2N2 Hong Kong Flu 1968 69 0.75 to 1 million died, H3N2 So we know at least one million people will die if there is a flu pandemic this fall and they don't want to close a school because of final exams? Canada should be cancelling the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics which is scheduled right in the peak of flu season. Washing hands is good. … [cont.] Answered by Rockford - Tue Jun 16 20:52:37 2009 Is Canada the answer to the American open/illegal immigration problem?
Q. The Canadian economy seems to be doing well and, from everything I've heard, needs more workers. Canada has great benefits and, from what I've seen, Canadians preach acceptance of "multi-culturalism." Would Canada/Canadians openly accept the large number of illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border into the US seeking better economic prospects that seemingly the majority of Americans oppose their presence? Would those coming from "South of the border" into the US find Canada a suitable home? Should some sort of pipeline (ie a train or bus system) be built through various points of the US's Southern border into points of Canada to get people there to work? Would this be acceptable to all, to none, to some or is this a ridiculous… [cont.] Asked by porthuronbilliam - Sat Aug 12 13:05:08 2006 - - 6 Answers - 2 Comments A. Canada has a right to control its own immigration laws, just as we do. I'm sure that if they wanted to open their borders, they know how to do that. Answered by DAR - Sat Aug 12 13:12:09 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Canada"  bbc.co.uk Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:12 GMT+00:00 BBC News Ms Bloomfield went to Canada in 2006 and lived there legally until her last residence application was rejected. The Canadian authorities did not explain the ... Transgendered woman seeks refugee status in Canada CTV.ca Irish transgendered woman seeks refugee status in Canada Vancouver Sun Transgender woman in Nova Scotia will apply for refugee status Examiner.com CBC.ca - TheChronicleHerald.ca  google.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:30:30 GMT+00:00 presses Cuba on cases of detained Canadians afp ottawa canada has called in Cuba's envoy to voice concern at the detention of seven Canadians in the Caribbean nation, warning Havana it could lose ... Canada Expresses Concern over Canadians Detained in Cuba ISRIA (registration) Knowing he's going home makes life easier for Cody Toronto Sun Stranded teen could impede tourism, Havana told Globe and Mail CBC.ca - Toronto Star - People's Daily Online  montrealgazette.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:16:34 GMT+00:00 Montreal Gazette Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has raised hopes across the country by confirming his government will fund Canada's first clinical trials of the contentious ... BC urged to join MS trials National Post Wall's Plan of MS Treatment Trials Suspected TopNews United States Hope and Saskatchewan's MS experience StarPhoenix Victoria Times Colonist - CBC.ca - CTV.ca From Google News Search: "Canada"  travel-images.ws 408px x 600px | 218.90kB [source page] Canada | Canada Map | Canada Flag From Yahoo Image Search: "Canada"  financialpost.com unknown Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:02:10 GM 'Risk appetite is back on now, and they're coming to market at a timely moment -- it's a decent piece. From Google Blog Search: "Canada" This article is for quotes about Canada. By Canadians
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