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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The administration team is currently searching for Canadian expatriates who would be interested in contributing to the Expat Blog. The subject matter is wide open, but must remain family friendly.

If you are interested in joining our blogging team, please send an email our way!

Thank you!

To mark Canada Day, Canadian Ambassador to the US, Frank McKenna, has declared war on the "Fox Factor". McKenna is actively recruiting Canadians living in the US to join his Expat Militia and mobilizing his forces in a mission to counter Fox News' disinformation and negative reporting of Canada. (Take that, Faux News!)

Operation Outfox Fox's artillery of choice will be psychological operations and will include counter-intelligence and information deployment as McKenna's expat forces invade the US with the following weaponry. The hope is that the troops will liberate their friends, neighbours, co-workers, and even in-laws with the following information:

• Canada is the largest source of imported crude oil in the U.S., bigger than Saudi Arabia or the yet untested reserves of Iraq.
• The country has rotated 13,500 troops in the war on terror, has committed $300 million to rebuilding Iraq and is about to deploy a reconstruction team to Afghanistan.
• None of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists entered the U.S. from Canada.
• Canada-U.S. trade supports more than five million American jobs

The ultimate goal of this war is to curb the American media's campaign of disinformation and the resulting tide of misconceptions about Canada.

For more information on this operation, please see the following:

McKenna's Militia Takes on America's "Fox Factor"

To enlist in the Expat Army, report to the battle cry and leave a comment here.