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Susan's Canada Online Blog October 2006 Archive

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

Canada No-Fly List Requires Photo ID for Commercial Flights

Sunday October 29, 2006
Proposed regulations for a Canadian no-fly list require Canadians who look 12 or older to show government-issued identification to get onto commercial flights in Canada. The identification, such as a ... Read More

Canada Post Will Assess All Rural Mailboxes

Sunday October 29, 2006
Canada Post plans to assess about 800,000 rural mailboxes across Canada individually to decide whether mail delivery can be made safely based on new safety criteria established by an expert ... Read More

Federal Elections Fraud Bill

Saturday October 28, 2006
The government has introduced the Elections Fraud Bill which is aimed at reducing opportunities for election fraud in Canadian federal elections. The bill addresses recommendations made in June 2006 in ... Read More

Battle of Passchendaele in 1917

Sunday October 22, 2006
Arguments over strategy, heavy rains, and mud marked the controversial three-month Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres. The heaviest rains in 30 years made the ... Read More

Chinese Head Tax Redress Payments Start

Sunday October 22, 2006
The first payments to redress the imposition of a Chinese head tax from 1885 to 1923 in Canada were given to five Chinese-Canadian survivors at a ceremony in Vancouver's Chinatown ... Read More

Garth Turner Turfed From Conservative Caucus

Wednesday October 18, 2006
A business journalist and author of investment advice books, Garth Turner has been a straightforward and outspoken member of parliament. Openly critical of some of Prime Minister Harper's decisions, it ... Read More

Yukon Party Wins Second Majority in Yukon Election

Wednesday October 11, 2006
A booming economy and the lowest unemployment rate in Yukon history were enough to give Premier Dennis Fentie and the Yukon Party a second majority win in the October 10 ... Read More

Yukon Election 2006

Sunday October 8, 2006
Yukon voters head to the polls on Tuesday October 10. Although the Yukon Legislative Assembly has just 18 seats, and there are only about 18,000 Yukoners eligible to vote in ... Read More

Inquiry Established Into Quebec Overpass Collapse

Sunday October 1, 2006
Quebec Premier Jean Charest has established a formal inquiry into the collapse of a highway overpass in Laval, Quebec on Saturday September 30. Former Quebec Premier Pierre Marc Johnson will ... Read More

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