7. Commonwealth countries
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Main exports: cereals, chemicals, coal, crude oil, metal ores, natural gas, paper, petroleum products, timber, wood pulp
INTERESTING FACTS:
Most population – 200 km along the US border
Longest undefended border in the world
Global warming causes the ice to recede – lots of new deposits of resources – mining oil
Priorities: FTA (free trade agreement) with Europe (going through the last legal overview now)
Equalization programme, it´s a federal government programme – redistribution of taxes; Quebec – the poorest province, yet the taxation for its citizens is higher than other provinces; a lot of social programmes at costs that the other provinces can´t even dream of (cheap day-cares and universities)
Some people in Canada think it´s unfair; a bit of a parallel to Scotland (independence; separation), but there are differences...
One of the highest per capita income in the world (doing better than the US), some most liveable cities recently - Toronto
Problems with the Natives (chief – tribal structure/support)
Alcoholism, rape, drug addiction
Differences between Canada and the USA:
USA is more individualistic (created in revolution – mistrust for the government, no taxation without representation; the concept of predestination) more individual freedom, private enterprise, American Dream
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Canada more community based, more pro-social orientation, health insurance, very multicultural; on the political level trying to agree with other countries; always trying to reach compromise – sometimes perceived as weakness, Canadians believe in their government
Similarities: English, natives, driving, lifestyle
POGG (peace, order and good government) federation – collaboration and fairness