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Tom Brokaw explains the relationship between Canada and The United States, in a pre-recorded short film that aired on NBC, prior to the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Feb. 12th, 2010.

but were afraid to ask.

“To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don’t be discouraged that my own journey hasn’t gone as well as I had hoped,”

john gilbert “jack” layton, pc, mp (july 18, 1950 – august 22, 2011) was a canadian social democratic politician and the leader of the official opposition of the 41st canadian parliament. he was the leader of the new democratic party from 2003 to 2011, and previously sat on toronto city council, serving at times during that period as acting mayor and deputy mayor of toronto. he was the member of parliament for the constituency of toronto—danforth from 2004 until his death. [wikipedia]

Leadnow.ca is an independent, youth-led advocacy organization that helps Canadians of all generations participate in their democracy.

Vote pairing (or vote swapping, as it has also been called) is the method where a voter in one district agrees to vote tactically for a less-preferred candidate or party who has a greater chance of winning in their district, in exchange for a voter from another district voting tactically for the candidate the first voter prefers, because that candidate has a greater possibility of winning in that district. [wikipedia]

swap your vote for the 2011 election by going to votepair.ca