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

Thank you!

In support of Rick Mercer's Beer Not Kids campaign, a time-honoured joke:

A Canuck walking along the beach finds a strange looking bottle, picks it up, and rubs it clean.

Out of the bottle pops a genie who says, "I am the genie of this bottle and for setting me free I will grant you three wishes."

The Canuck thinks about this offer and then says, "I could go for a nice cold beer."

Suddenly, *poof*, a bottle of Molson Canadian appears in his hand. The Canuck takes a swig from the bottle, then another and another.

The genie, who is starting to get impatient, says, "Well? What are your other two wishes?"

The Canuck says, "Wait! Let me finish this beer first."

The genie says, "No, you don't understand! That is a bottomless beer. It will never go empty."

The Canuck looks at the genie, and then looks at the beer, and finally says, "I'll take two more of these!"