The Decline and Fall of Canada?
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The New York Times has recently run a piece pondering the renowned nation of Canada, and whether it has fallen from its once lofty heights of international greatness.    "A country is not just a health system."  This is the sentiment of one of a few Canadian authors recently lamenting the decline of Canadian engagement around the world.  The question then becomes: what makes a nation great?  Why would Canadians resent the place of  their placid and peaceful country?  And, what does this say about the roles taken on by other influential nations around the world?
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Comment is free: Geoffrey Wheatcroft: We may have been naive, but I don't regret my CND days. Fifty years on, where are our heirs?
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OTTAWA - An indicator that gives an early look at Canada&#39;s economic situation showed more signs of slowing in September, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
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Putting the recent collapse in perspective.
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The value of goods shipped from Canada&#39;s factories fell by 0.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada reported Monday, a decline that came as a surprise to analysts who were expecting a slight gain.
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A pullback in spending raises the possibility that the country may be experiencing a rare decline in personal consumption.
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The United States' image is plummeting in many corners of the globe, but China and other large powers are falling from favor as well, according to a global survey released on Wednesday.
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For those of us who witnessed the joy and the drama of the end of Communist rule in the former Soviet Union, the past decade has been disappointing.
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The doctor shortage in Canada is expected to get much worse in the next few years as more physicians retire, and others reduce their work hours to spend more time with their families, says a new survey.
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By Stephen Leahy  BROOKLIN, Canada, Sep. 8, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- While the George W.
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Canadian housing starts fell 5.4 percent to an annual pace of 225,000 units in October, led by drops in multi- and single-family homebuilding in cities, the federal government&#39;s housing agency said.
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Canada is falling behind as an environmental leader because of lack of government leadership, Canada&#39;s environment commissioner said Tuesday in an annual report.
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MONTREAL (CP) - The United States under George W. Bush has lost its moral leadership and disrespected allies including Canada, ex-Democratic candidate Howard Dean said Tuesday.
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ROME, Oct 29 (IPS) - Shrinking newsrooms, declining sales and audiences,  vanishing foreign correspondents, concentration of ownership,  shrivelling papers...is journalism imploding? Can independent  journalism survive?
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Pundits often opine that America's stature is declining on the global stage. It turns out that Americans -- literally -- are not standing as tall, compared  with the rest of the world, as they used to.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A new study has found little evidence that well-paid jobs have been disappearing in Canada.
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TORONTO: A labour shutdown in North Americaâs elite professional ice hockey league has not just left Canada bereft of its premier sporting love - it has started to bite into the countryâs economic prosperity.