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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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Congratulations to the good people of Winnipeg for, once again, being crowned "The Ultimate Slurpee Consumptors of the World" - this time on the historic occasion of Slurpees 40th anniversary!

This past year, Winnipeg's 800,000 citizens consumed nearly half a million Slurpees, beating out the folks of Detroit for top spot. That makes it six years running that 'Peggers have won the glorious title of Slurpee capital of the world.

Man, half a million Slurpees could produce one hella brain freeze!


Frozen Fun Facts:

• The frozen, carbonated beverage was first invented in 1959 by a Kansas hamburger stand owner. Using an automobile air conditioner, he created a sophisticated piece of equipment that would freeze a carbonated soft drink and serve it in a sherbet-like form that could be sipped through a straw.

• More than 40 percent of all Slurpee drinks are sold during the sunny summer months of June, July and August.

• 7-Eleven sells enough Slurpee drinks each year to fill up 12 Olympic swimming pools.

• 7-Eleven coined the word BrainFreeze in 1994 to communicate the somewhat painful joy drinking a Slurpee drink brings.

• Since its introduction in 1965, more than 6 billion Slurpee drinks have been sold, just about enough for every single person on the planet to have slurped.

• Today, more than 13 million Slurpee drinks are consumed every month.