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”.

We are asked to consider the following questions:

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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Thank you!

Ah, Sir John A. Macdonald, you have provided Canadians with so much - Confederation, the North West Mounted Police, a transcontinental railroad, this sweet action figure, and so many entertaining stories of your wit and alcoholism*. The least we can do is spare your Glasgow birthplace from a fellow Canadian's wrecking ball.

For Fun:
Google satelite image of John A.'s birthplace.
Virtual Bartender (Warning: Not for kids!)
Virtual Bartender Cheat Sheet
Canada's Prime Ministers: A Quiz


* Of course, we have to include one such story:
During an election debate Macdonald was so drunk he began vomiting violently on stage while his opponent was speaking. Picking himself up Macdonald told the crowd, "see how my opponent's ideas disgust me." In another version of the story, he responded to his opponent's query of his drunkenness with "It goes to show that I would rather have a drunk Conservative than a sober Liberal.".