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How Canada Can Attract More Chinese Travellers

Adrian Brijbassi | Posted 04.16.2013 | Canada Travel
Read More: Canadian Tourism Commission, Canada Tourism, Canada Australia, China Tourism Canada, China Tourism Australia, Travel Canada, Travel Australia, Canada Travel News
Adrian Brijbassi

When the World Tourism Organization revealed statistics this month that showed China was the new No. 1 in travel, the implications became clear. Chinese travellers primarily visit neighbouring Asian countries like Singapore and Japan. When they do take long-haul flights, their preferred destination is Australia. It is that country that could potentially help Canada attract more Chinese tourists.

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Why This Flu Season Shouldn't Shock You

Jason Tetro | Posted 03.21.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Australia, Economic Impact, H1N1 Swine Flu, h3n2, North America, United States, Flu Epidemic, Canada, Productivity, Influenza, Norovirus, Canada Living News
Jason Tetro

2012-05-28-GermGuyBanner.jpgThe 2012-2013 influenza virus season has shocked North America with its early start and high numbers of both cases as well as deaths. Yet the surge of concern and panic is somewhat unwarranted, especially considering the world knew almost eight months ago that this was coming.

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What Aussies Can Teach Canada About Immigration

Diane Francis | Posted 10.28.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Australia, Foreign Students, Immigration, Canada, Universities, Canada Jason Kenney, Jason Kenney Canada, Immigration Canada, Canada Immigration, Canada Politics News
Diane Francis

Canada is finally moving toward a smart, two-step immigration policy -- like Australia and others have -- that will recruit talent through a targeting policy of foreign student education. Most foreign students in Canada get their degrees and never come back. Most Australians apply to remain and the majority stay.

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SavvyMom Roundup on Peeing, Playing and...A Dingo?

Minnow Hamilton | Posted 08.18.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Peeing, Swimming, Australia, Urine, Dingoes Got My Baby, Play, David Cameron, Seinfeld, Elaine Benes, Parenting, Pool, Outdoors, Video, Canada Living News
Minnow Hamilton

As the weather heats up, it seems world events keep getting wackier! A dingo, pee-filled swimming pools, David Cameron's lost child, a stress video and more. I saw some pretty good stuff last week. Here are the top five that got my attention.

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Part 5: Can the Commonwealth Survive Without the Queen?

Tim Knight | Posted 08.01.2012 | Canada
Read More: Australia, Realms and Territories, Zimbabwe, Colonialism, British Colonies, Queen of Canada, Princess Diana, Diamond Jubilee, New Zealand, Head of the Commonwealth, President-for-Life, British Empire, Arnold Smith, Westminster Democracy, English Common Law, End to Monarchy, Human Rights, ?€œI Cannot Lead You Into Battle?, King George Vl, Jamaica, Slavery, Buckingham Palace, Canada News
Tim Knight

The Queen has not been particularly successful at keeping her realms and territories together -- inheriting 32, but now reigning over only half that many. It's entirely possible that the Commonwealth is no longer particularly relevant to the modern world and will slowly fade away into history.

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He, She, It -- Does It Really Matter What our Gender is on Passports?

Aviva Rubin | Posted 07.16.2012 | Canada
Read More: Lgbt, Passports, Gender X, LGBT Rights, Transgender, No Gender, Australia, Third Gender, Passports Canada, Transexuals, Airports, Security, Canada, Gender, Canada News
Aviva Rubin

Passport Canada is looking into policy changes to the gender requirement on passport, and introducing a "genderless" passport for transgendered peoples. But the question isn't whether we should introduce a third "gender" to passport policies, but rather, should there be gender at all on passports?

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Canadian Condo Craze will Collapse onto Taxpayers

Diane Francis | Posted 07.03.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Foreign Buying, Condos, Canada, Toronto, China, Hot Money, Vancouver, Buying Condos in Toronto, Thailand, Australia, Condo, Foreign Investment, Real Estate, Canada Business News
Diane Francis

Conventional wisdom is that this is the market at work. This is not the market at work. This is manipulation of a government system of open-ended mortgage insurance that is poorly supervised. What is going on here is a deluge of hot money from abroad that is creating an artificial, and potentially dangerous real estate bubble.

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