Canada A Portrait

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'' ^CA.NÁDA: A P O RT RA IT is, above all, about the
pgople'of Cenada. Since it first oppeared in 1927, *; -V*. ¦'•op the occasion of the óOth anniversary of Canada's St-'' , founding,' \t has served as both a v/itness and chronicler of whoíí^e;are, where we live and how we live, today, as we enter th'e 21 st century and a new millen-
LJB nium, Statistics Canada proudly presents the 5óth and V'milleinnial edition of Canada: A Portrait. Intended to
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I mark what is truly a unique moment in time, it also
finds much to celebróte. : The United Nations has now six times named Canada as the best country in which to live—on the planet! We ¦ .fiove. ÍDÚnd our place in an international council of p0\^erj^the G8,.We have been a beacon of peace '-.arid a nation of'peacekeepers. Our writers and singers, our artists, architects and scientists, even our inventors, have gone beyond our borders to bring us world renown and attention.
• To chart this progress, as well as the many... Tovább

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'' ^CA.NÁDA: A P O RT RA IT is, above all, about the
pgople'of Cenada. Since it first oppeared in 1927, *; -V*. ¦'•op the occasion of the óOth anniversary of Canada's St-'' , founding,' \t has served as both a v/itness and chronicler of whoíí^e;are, where we live and how we live, today, as we enter th'e 21 st century and a new millen-
LJB nium, Statistics Canada proudly presents the 5óth and V'milleinnial edition of Canada: A Portrait. Intended to
'¦lir
I mark what is truly a unique moment in time, it also
finds much to celebróte. : The United Nations has now six times named Canada as the best country in which to live—on the planet! We ¦ .fiove. ÍDÚnd our place in an international council of p0\^erj^the G8,.We have been a beacon of peace '-.arid a nation of'peacekeepers. Our writers and singers, our artists, architects and scientists, even our inventors, have gone beyond our borders to bring us world renown and attention.
• To chart this progress, as well as the many challenges we face as a people, Canada: A Portrait offers a clear and compelling look at the social, economic and cultural ¦ life of Canada today. With more than 1 00 photographs, both archival and contemporary, it completes its story with a series of historical anecdotes which situate and giv« context to the Canada of today. ,-! , Above all, this is a book to bear witness to a very special time in our history. Continuing a chronicle begun more
i than sev'en decades ago, Canada: A Portrait should offer
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