citiZEN | Canadian Edition

A collection of information related to Canada.

Self Esteem

Blame Game: First time Canada loses bid for UN Security Council. He-said She-said hilarity ensues: Conservatives blame Liberals. [cbc]
Blame Game: First time Canada loses bid for UN Security Council. He-said She-said hilarity ensues: Liberals blame Conservatives. [cbc]

Culture

CanCon Review: Top 100 Canadian music singles of all time. [AwesomeSound]

Government

Divine Right Studies: David Johnston, new Governor General, sworn in. [cbc]
Divine Right Studies: New Governor General says Canada should "inspire world." [ctv]
Slow Death Studies: Toxic plastic-ingredient BPA officially banned. [cbc]

Economy

Spenders and Savers: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, tasked with improving financial literacy of Canadians, reports increase in online usage. News Flash: Canada has a Financial Consumer Agency. [cbc] [fcac]

Justice

HRH Chong: Dude lights doob in Commons for medical marijuana thing. Mac King rolling in grave. [ctv]
Locked-in-here-with-me Studies: Victimization stats unchanged from 2004 to 2009 at 39% over 15 saying they have been a victim of crime in previous 12 months. [StatsCan]

Environment

Water Wing Safety Refresher: How a 2-degree temperature change will effect Canada. [cbc]

Foreign Policy

Dating Game: UAE dumps Canada's use of air base over commercial flight access to Canadian cities. [cbc]
Dating Game: After UAE spat, flirting with Pakistan begins. [cbc]
Buddy List: Several Memos of Understanding signed with Mongolia. Not very interesting other than the Mongolian Prime Minister's name is Batbold. Awesome. [cnc]