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  ipedia.com: Canadian Senate Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The presiding officer of the body is the Speaker of the Canadian Senate who is appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister.
It was strongly defeated in all four western provinces and in Quebec and strongly supported in all the Atlantic provinces except Nova Scotia where opinion was split almost evenly as it was in Ontario.
The Canadian political landscape was significantly altered at the end of 2003 by the arrival of Paul Martin as new Liberal leader and prime minister and by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives to form the new Conservative Party of Canada.
www.ipedia.com /canadian_senate.html   (2985 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Postage stamps and postal history of Canada Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The first stamps of the province were in the values of 3d, 6d, and 12d.
In general the existing designs were used, resulting in a series of five stamps of values from 1c to 17c, plus a 2c value issued in 1864.
The stamp was notable as the first multi-colour stamp of Canada, and also for the tremendous variability of the red highlighting, resulting in amusing geographical incongruities.
www.ipedia.com /postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_canada.html   (1426 words)

  
 Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 1964 and was proclaimed into law by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of Canada) on February 15, 1965.
The Canadian Flag (colloquially known as The Maple Leaf Flag) is a red flag of the proportions two by length and one by width, containing in its centre a white square, with a single red stylized eleven-point maple leaf centred in the white square.
On the fly, there was the armories of provinces on one shield, often maple embellish bough and of oak and overcome of the royal crown, with to the-under a castor on a roundel.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca.html   (3011 words)

  
 THE CANADIAN CROWN
Canadians have lived with royalty ever since Henry IV, King of France, commissioned Pierre Du Gus de Monts as his viceroy and lieutenant-general in Acadie (or Acadia), the name given in the 16th century to lands now forming New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and parts of Quebec and Maine.
Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada, monarch of all Canadians, and she is Queen by the will of the people.
On the issue of the first stamp featuring Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, it was said, "It is felt that the issuance of these stamps will again reflect the respect and deep devotion of the Canadian people towards their Sovereign."
www.orgsites.com /sc/my-canada/_pgg1.php3   (1394 words)

  
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For people with well founded fears of being persecuted in their own country for reasons of religion, race, politics, etc. You become a US citizen by a process of naturalization, a process administered by the INS (the Immigration and Naturalization Service).
It is what most people entering the US enter with, and it allows them entry for any period from a few hours to several years for vacations, business meetings, study, temporary work, etc, depending on the type of visa issued.
People seeking a new identity have the choice of either faking a certificate, or obtaining a copy of a real certificate actually issued to someone else and using that one.
www.hackcanada.com /canadian/scams/identitynew.txt   (13515 words)

  
 People on Paintings of J.-P. Lemieux
He, who loved meeting people privately when his playful side could be allowed free rein, had a horror of social events.
In 1972, Lemieux painted "Les Noces de juin" (The June Wedding, featured on the U.S. rate stamp), one of the few Lemieux works that is populated by a large number of characters.
While it apparently forms part of the background, the girl's silhouette in L'Été is nonetheless clearly distinct from it, especially due to the bright color of her dress.
www.artonstamps.org /Countries/Canada/lemieux/lemieux.htm   (922 words)

  
 Flags of Canada and Provinces
The Acadians are the people who left Canada and settled in Louisiana in large numbers at the conclusion of the French and Indian War (about 1760) - hence the derevation of the Louisiana-French term "Cajun" (from the dialectical pronunciation of Acadaien).
The Canadian Flag (colloquially known as The Maple Leaf Flag) is a red flag of the proportions two by length and one by width, containing in its centre a white square, with a single red stylized eleven-point maple leaf centered in the white square.
Canadian Forces Ensign: The Canadian Forces flag consists of the White Ensign with the National flag in the canton and the badge of the Canadian Armed Forces in the fly.
www.members.shaw.ca /kcic1/flags.html   (1860 words)

  
 Postage stamps and postal history of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In general the existing designs were used, resulting in a series of five stamps of values from 1¢ to 17¢, plus a 2¢ value issued in 1864.
From the 1960s on, Canadian stamp policies came to have a number of similarities to US policies, for instance in issuing a relatively large number of single commemoratives valued at the prevailing first-class rate.
This stamp was issued again in 2005 as a 50 cent denomination, and a 51 cent denomination in 2006 (see Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp (Canada)).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stamps_and_postal_history_of_Canada   (1780 words)

  
 Canadian Stamp News - Stolen and Illegal Stamps
Face value of stamp: 100 C. These stamps have been issued in violation of the Regulations of the Universal Postal Convention and Kyrgyz legislation and, not having been issued by the competent authorities, cannot be accepted as means of postal prepayment.
All stamps issued on behalf of official territorial entities of the Russian Federation must therefore be regarded as illegal.
These forged stamps are being issued by anonymous private companies operating outside Russia and have no direct connection with the official territorial entities of the Russian Federation.
www.canadianstampnews.com /stolen.html   (2293 words)

  
 Symbols of Canada
Some people claim the points on the leaf represent the provinces or that the bars represent the oceans, but those are just urban myths.
They do this so that in case they ever bring their backpack to a foreign country, the local peoples will instantly be able to recognize them as being Canadian, and thus treat them nicely.
Canadians live in a perpetual state of fear that they will be mistaken for Americans, so the Canada flag is seen as an important symbol in this respect.
www.filibustercartoons.com /canguide_2_symbols_symbols.php   (1369 words)

  
 Manitoba Stamps Calling
Canadian dues are $21.00 a year and there is a one-time admission fee of $2.00.
The Winnipeg Junior Stamp Club has begun operation in September of this year and is the off-shoot of the very successful Youth Table operations of the senior body.
In future, as we move back into the stamp collecting season (or at least the time when stamp collectors like to hive together and socialize and so on) news of the activities of Winnipeg stamp collectors will be highlighted here.
www.angelfire.com /ca/ManitobaStamps   (2964 words)

  
 Monarchy-Free Canada / Replacements for the Queen on Canadian Currency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
According to The Royal Canadian Mint and the Bank of Canada, not in the foreseeable future.
If you feel it's important to have people who have contributed to our great nation on our currency rather than a "to the manor born" non-resident who only pays an occasional obligatory visit, please contact your local federal Member of Parliament and express your views....
(1873-1951) A noted Canadian feminist, she was active in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, campaigned tirelessly for the women's vote, was a Canadian delegate to the League of Nations (now the United Nations) in Switzerland, was an elected member of Parliament for Alberta and became the first woman board member of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
www.monarchyfreecanada.org /canadians.htm   (5431 words)

  
 Grade Five Social Studies - Identity(Canadian Symbols)
People of all countries have certain symbols which somehow seem to represent or symbolize their country.
Canadians who travel in different parts of the world usually wear a red maple leaf pin so that they can be identified as Canadians.
Canadians became proud of this symbol which set them apart from the rest of the world.
www.sasked.gov.sk.ca /docs/elemsoc/g5u12ess.html   (1882 words)

  
 Monthly Commentary #26
There were indications that the value of some of the VFNH stamps in the definitive sets of the post-1930 period was beginning to pick up.
We can imagine that many of our stamp dealers won't be exactly thrilled by this news as it probably will cut into their regular sales of catalogues.
As reported in the September 25, 2001 edition of Canadian Stamp News, the Canadian Postal Archives [which is found in the National Archives' website at www.archives.ca] has launched a greatly expanded website for collectors of Canadian stamps worldwide.
www.canadianstampauctions.com /Commentary/Number_26.html   (1143 words)

  
 Canadian People Finder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
People Finder Interchange Format - The People Finder Interchange Format (PFIF) is an XML format used for exchanging information about individuals found or identified in the aftermath of a disaster.
They were the most outlandishly quirky band on the Canadian music scene of their era, although they did have a moderate hit in 1991 with a cover of War's "Low Rider".
People Finder in Canada - People Finder in Canada       Canada: A People's History - Canada: A People's History is a 17-episode, 32-hour documentary television series on the history of Canada.
ot82.3rdfaze.info /canadianpeoplefinder.html   (1339 words)

  
 Catalogs Online -- Lee's Illustrated Stamp Listopedia
Click on a stamp to display the country map and information from World Desk Reference.
Presents images of stamps issued by Czechoslovakia (1918-1939; 1945-1992), Bohemia and Moravia (1939-1945), Slovakia (1939-1945) and Czech Republic (1992 to present).
Images and in depth study of the stamps of the Victorian period.
www.filbert.com /stamplistopedia/catalogs_online/default.htm   (519 words)

  
 Bookmarks for A.J. Ward
Stamps issued for the use of members of official expeditions of exploration are called expedition stamps.
Joint stamp issues are stamps released by two or more postal administrations on the occasion of a common event or anniversary and which are characterized either by a common design or the same date of issue or both.
The early stamps were embossed or printed on the document being taxed but there is a known use of a tax stamp, as an adhesive, used in Furstenberg, Germany, dated March 20, 1725.
ajward.tripod.com /stamps/0301.htm   (3122 words)

  
 far too canadian: Canada Explained
Canadians are a pretty easy going people but there are three ways you can hork off any Canadian.
Canada and all its provinces generate roughly 200 billion dollars a year in taxes.
Besides people, America is getting a heck of a lot of land.
www.fartoocanadian.org /karl-canusa.html   (631 words)

  
 Self-Adhesive Greeting Booklets (1994-1997)
the stamps were designed in a such a way that the public was able to "build" their own stamp.
Seven different special occasion stickers were supplied that fit nicely onto the stamp image resulting in the possibility of 7 different stamps (in fact, the number is limitless, as we will see).
There are two subtle differences in the designs of the stamps employed by the two different printers: background and copyright notice [of course, the size of the stamps from the two printers are different].
www.saskatoonstamp.com /prs_greetings.htm   (1344 words)

  
 Saskatoon Stamp Centre - About Us
We deal exclusively in the stamps of Canada, including those issued by the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island before they joined confederation.
Saskatoon Stamp Centre is located in the city of Saskatoon, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
We are in the middle of the Canadian Prairies and approximately 300 miles north of the Canada / eastern Montana, United States border.
www.saskatoonstamp.com /ssc_about.htm   (582 words)

  
 Stamps Programs - Stamp Collector Professional, Stamp Tracker, Crime Puzzle, ...
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If you collect Stamps, or have a bunch of them put away in the closet, this is the program for you to get that collectionorganized and keep it that way, and discover some valuable ones.This program lets you record detailed information about each.
Stamp Collection Wizard is a personal stamp collection database.
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 Canadian T-shirts Canada tshirts, canuck tee shirts tees t shirts tshrits tee shrits t-shrits unique t-shirts cool ...
If Americans didn't have Canadians for neighbors, they'd be a whole lot more lonesome than they are now, for Canadians are certainly of the few who understanding them (no matter what they say).
George VI Honoring the coronation of King George VI and Elizabeth (the daddy and mummy of the current queen).
(1938) Old Canadian issues are some of the classiest around, as you'll see with this and a few others we have.
www.goingpostal.cc /CanadianT-shirts   (860 words)

  
 Collecting Canadian Coins, The Wonderful World of Coins, Journal of Antiques & Collectibles April Issue 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Some merchants on Main Street in Franklin, Mass., saved their Canadian change for me. There were even a fair number if coins with the image of George V among the coins saved for me by these shopkeepers.
The first Canadian coin I ever owned was a 1917 half- dime with the image of George V in his crown and royal regalia.
I collect Canadian tokens, cents minted from 1858 to 1920, half-dimes minted from 1858 to 1921, dimes minted from 1870 to 1937, the 20-cent piece of 1858, 25-cent pieces minted from 1870 to 1937, dollars minted from 1935 to 1958, and the gold sovereigns minted between 1908 and 1919.
www.journalofantiques.com /Apr04/coinsapr04.htm   (1469 words)

  
 heroines.ca, Women in Canadian History
The Province of Canada first began producing postage stamps in 1851, but for the next hundred years the only images of women to appear on Canadian stamps were those of royalty.
It was only in 1958 that a stamp was printed with a graphic which focused on women in Canadian history.
The commemoration of the history of Canadian women by recognition on the stamps of the nation has been slowly increasing with the passage of time.
www.heroines.ca /celebrate/stamps.html   (376 words)

  
 Civilization.ca - Canadian Postal Museum - About the museum
The Canadian Postal Museum operates a complete museum programme and acts as a repository to hold objects in trust for the Canadian public.
New issues of Canadian postage stamps will be presented as they are released to the public.
Reflections of Canada - The National Stamp Collection is the first exhibition to present all the stamps ever issued in Canada, including those issued by provinces before they joined Confederation, approximately 2500 stamps.
www.civilization.ca /cpm/cpma1eng.html   (434 words)

  
 Dog Politics: Canadian Liberals Got The Boot
Canadian voters gave the Liberals the boot in federal elections on Monday, giving the Conservative Party the majority for the first time in 13 years.
Every dog-owning Canadian I've spoken to - even if they have been aligned with the Liberal Party - plans to cross those same party lines in the upcoming 2007 Provincial elections.
Why they came up with this evil plan is baffling - why they can't see that it will lead to their downfall proves they have let their arrogance get in the way of their (limited) intelligence.
dogpolitics.typepad.com /my_weblog/2006/01/canadian_libera.html   (1612 words)

  
 eBay India - coins, indian stamps, coins notes, india coins items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
If you are a stamp or postcard collector, and are looking to expand your stamp or postcard collection, eBay India is the best place for you to find rare collectible stamps and postcards, coins, envelopes.
Protect your stamp collection with sheets and folders so they last longer and stay in mint condition.
In the Worldwide Stamps category, search for first day covers, philatelic covers, envelopes and FDCs, postal stationary and India stamps.
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 eBay — canada mint, canada stamp and Canada items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This store is dedicated to the supply of Canada stamps to the stamp collectors of the World.
We are committed to excellence, worldwide in the stamp and coin...
We help people with their auction sales when they don't have the time or expertise to do it for themselves.
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