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//messages: change to your own; use as many as you'd like; set up Hyperlinks to URLs as you normally do: ..message..
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singletext[0]='At the request of the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine, the co-authors of The Canadian Century produced an article about what Americans might learn from Canada's experience. That article has just been published and is available here. An audio version is also available.
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singletext[1]='Ottawa, June 23, 2010 -- A clear majority of Canadians— fifty-seven percent —want federal funding for post-secondary education of First Nations youth to go directly to the individuals themselves. This is the key finding of a national survey carried out for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute by COMPAS Inc., in May, 2010. Read more.';
singletext[2]='Today the Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new study, Citizen of One, Citizen of the Whole: How Ottawa can strengthen our nation by eliminating provincial trade barriers with a charter of economic rights, by Brian Lee Crowley, Robert Knox and John Robson. June 21, 2010.
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singletext[3]='The Canadian Century features on the G-20 "essential reading list" according to the buyers at Indigo. June 11, 2010.';
singletext[4]='Brian Bethune reviews The Canadian Century in Maclean's, calling it a "cheerful (if bracing) survey of our future prospects" and a "convincing case".
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singletext[5]='The Canadian Century: Moving Out of America's Shadow, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's first book, is out! You can order your copy here (Amazon), or visit any good bookstore. Don't forget to connect with The Canadian Century on Facebook.
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singletext[6]='Follow the Macdonald-Laurier Institute by subscribing to our various RSS feeds (current issues, events, news and blog). You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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