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Parlez vous Cantonese?
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A hefty majority of English-speaking Canadians want to be more fluent in French, according to a new poll from Angus Reid.Hardly surprising, really. Who wouldn't want to have a second language?But Canada is a trading nation within a globalized economy, and French is just one of several international languages that will help our nation thrive. Here in Vancouver, we've already got a bit of a head start on the rest of the country.We ought to be promoting bilingualism anyway. Making an intermediate level of fluency in a second language (not just French, but Mandarin, Cantonese and a bunch of other ...
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| aggregated: 1 year 8 weeks ago | topics: economy |
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Friday, Monday and Tuesday Numbers, and more
I spent the weekend in Ucluelet, hence the new photo on the masthead. It was great to get away. I was surprised by the development there. On the one hand it seems as if the classic paving of paradise is well underway. On the other hand, if I c...
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topics: new listings, real estate
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Canadian PM Harper repackaging Bush's carbon intensity spin
Stephen Harper's lack of real leadership in the climate change crisis means that Canada's opportunity to lead the world in meaningful and significant environmental policy is traveling further further away from reality. His hard push toward intensity...
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topics: climate change, economy, emissions, environmental, global warming
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Nordhaus and Shellenberger: Overselling the Right Message
You probably heard already: The Death of Environmentalism guys are back, once again explaining the follies of the green movement. Their new book, Break Through, has created a lot of chatter with its argument that enviros are too darn pessimistic, ...
15 views | aggregated: 1 year 7 weeks ago
topics: economy, emissions, environment, environmental, environmentalism
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Gassy Jack
"Gassy Jack" by The Evaporators (SOCAN). Video directed by Jason Margolis from the CD/LP &...
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When Jesse Was Born
Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as the...
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A Piece of Glass
With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessnes...
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