Canadian Expatriates, its contributors, and readers have been invited by Foreign Affairs Canada to participate in a series of eDiscussions. The current topic is “Showcasing Canadian Culture and Know-How Abroad”.

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What role does Canadian culture and know-how play in our foreign policy?

How might the government best promote Canadian talent and expertise in the world?

The eDiscussion runs from April 4 to May 6, 2005. At its conclusion, a summary of the discussion will be sent to senior policy planners.

The Expat admin team encourages its readers to join in the eDiscussion at the Canadian International Policy website.

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Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio has compiled a list of Canada's top fifty "essential" songs. For ten weeks Ghomeshi and a group of panelists presented the songs five at a time to ultimately be voted upon by the listening audience. Here are the results of that process.

I was a little surprise by the presence of some songs and the absence of others, but what do I know about "essential" Canadian music? After all, I received a big fat goose egg when I attempted one of the many music trivia quizzes found here.