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The problem has not been resolved. There were demonstrations and many arrests were made in the last twenty-four hours. So the “congenital malcontents” are working very hard.
I’m still working on the Confederation. British Columbia is now joining the Dominion of Canada.
In English:
- The Montreal Gazette: http://www.montrealgazette.com/index.html
- The National Post: http://www.nationalpost.com/index.html
- CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/
- CTV News: http://montreal.ctv.ca/
- New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/
In French:
The video I am including tells the story of the Chinese workers who helped build the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Thousands died, but it seems their lives were not deemed important.
Chinese railroad workers in Canada: 1880-1885 (please click on the title to see the video).
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