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Susan's Canada Online Blog December 2005 Archive

By Susan Munroe, About.com Guide to Canada Online since 1997

6 Different Ways to Vote in the Canadian Federal Election

Wednesday December 28, 2005
Elections Canada is making it as easy as possible for Canadians to vote in the updcoming federal election. So even if you're going to be down south on October 14, ... Read More

Energy Efficiency Grants for Your Home

Sunday December 25, 2005
The EnerGuide for Houses Retrofit Incentive is a Canadian federal government program which gives incentives to homeowners to retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient. While the energy ... Read More

Canadian Life and Death Statistics

Thursday December 22, 2005
Statistics Canada has released new Canadian life and death statistics. The good news is that life expectancy at birth for both men and women in Canada reached a record high ... Read More

Canadian Wall Calendars 2006

Wednesday December 21, 2005
Start planning the new year with this selection of Canadian wall calendars for 2006. Themes include the weather, landscapes, lighthouses and railways in Canada. More: Symbols of Canada | Canadian Travel ... Read More

Former Governor General Back in Politics

Sunday December 18, 2005
Ed Schreyer, Governor General of Canada in the early 80s, is running as the NDP candidate for Selkirk-Interlake in the Canadian federal election. Schreyer, who before his term as Governor ... Read More

Leaders Election Debates

Wednesday December 14, 2005
There have been a few changes to the drill for the televised leaders election debates for the 2006 Canadian federal election. In this campaign, the leaders of the four major ... Read More

Child Care and Day Care - Where the Parties Stand

Thursday December 8, 2005
The Liberals and the Conservatives have widely different approaches to the government's role in helping provide child care and day care in Canada. The Liberal strategy supports government-regulated, non-profit child ... Read More

Register to Vote for Canada Election 2006

Monday December 5, 2005
Elections Canada maintains the National Register of Electors from which preliminary voters lists are drawn up for federal elections. The National Register of Electors is kept up to date using ... Read More

Halifax Explosion in 1917

Thursday December 1, 2005
The collision of a relief vessel and a munitions carrier in Halifax Harbour on December 6, 1917 caused the world's largest man-made explosion before Hiroshima. The day after the Halifax ... Read More

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