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!

The day after Ludwig Van Beethoven's March 26, 1827 death in Vienna, a twelve year old boy cut a lock of the famed composer's hair to keep as a memento. 167 years later, the lock of hair was sold to two Americans at an auction. The Beethoven's Hair website unravels the mystery surrounding the hair and documents its journey across both centuries and continents.

The hair's journey is not the only extraordinary story contained within the site. According to CBC's arts programme Opening Night:

An increasing number of visitors of the Beethoven's Hair website have recently reported sightings of strange images (objects, faces, insects, etc.), unusual sounds that are NOT actually programmed into this interactive documentary

Paranormal activities on the Beethoven's Hair website???

Check it out for yourself at Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved.

Also be sure to try your hand at summoning Beethoven's spirit in this surreal adventure, The Haunting.