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	<title>Future Atlas &#187; Canada</title>
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	<description>The geography of the future</description>
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		<title>Arctic Military Buildup</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/03/arctic-military-buildup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Russia plans to drop paratroopers into the Arctic as part of an exercise, Canada&#8217;s Defence Minister said last week that &#8220;We&#8217;re going to protect our sovereign territory and we&#8217;re always to meet any challenge to that territorial sovereignty.&#8221;
The Canadian Press article by Elizabeth Macmillan offered this context:

&#8220;Many countries have beefed up their military presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quebec Independence: It Depends</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2009/07/01/quebec-independence-it-depends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Future of Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/31/the-future-of-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/31/the-future-of-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FutureAtlas.com now has a section on the future of Canada, including:

scenarios
stability
international conflict
self-determination issues
demography

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		<title>The Arctic: melting faster</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/31/the-arctic-melting-faster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/31/the-arctic-melting-faster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research suggests that the Arctic could be ice-free in summer decades before previous models have indicated.
A team of scientists now says this could come as early as 2013, based on patterns up to 2004.  A possible harbinger: 2007&#8217;s summer ice cover was the smallest &#8220;in modern times.&#8221;
Other researchers push the date back, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada: immigrants or the environment?</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/22/canada-immigrants-or-the-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/22/canada-immigrants-or-the-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Migration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Addressing this post about immigration and the environment, Brishen Hoff comments:
Canada’s environmental integrity is inversely correlated with its population growth. Canada is grossly overpopulated based on what we believe to be a healthy balance between human numbers and biodiversity. Canada’s natural environment is being damaged at an unprecedented rate. Since immigration is main agent of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New geographies: the California-British Columbia alliance</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/18/new-geographies-the-california-british-columbia-alliance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/18/new-geographies-the-california-british-columbia-alliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WP reported today that the leaders of California (an American state) and British Columbia (a Canadian province) are discussing cooperation in alternative energy and climate change initiatives, with BC talking about pursuing ambitious green goals.
This is interesting from a couple of angles:

It is an example of regions having more in common across borders than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada: demography driver &#8212; Canadians favor immigration</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/08/20/canada-demography-driver-canadians-favor-immigration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/08/20/canada-demography-driver-canadians-favor-immigration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent poll indicates that Canada is unusually receptive to immigration.
Three-quarters of Canadians see immigration as having a positive effect on their country.  This is far more positive than the nearly equal split seen in the United States and Western Europe on the issue.
A continued influx of immigrants will aid Canada in staving off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New global e-readiness rankings</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/27/new-global-e-readiness-rankings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/27/new-global-e-readiness-rankings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romania]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economist Intelligence Unit released its 2006 e-readiness rankings yesterday. The index is a measure of a country&#8217;s readiness for e-business, judged by Internet access, broadband penetration, innovation, information security, and other factors. More telling than the ranking is the country&#8217;s distance from a score of 10.
The ratings are a good indicator of general abilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada asserts Arctic sovereignty</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/04/canada-asserts-arctic-sovereignty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/04/canada-asserts-arctic-sovereignty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian forces are holding another exercise in the Arctic, as part of the effort to gear up for potential operations there.
The operation&#8217;s goal was &#8220;to demonstrate and develop Canada&#8217;s ability to operate in the extreme Arctic,&#8221; according to a soldier.
The region should grow in importance if the Arctic continues to thaw, opening up resources for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World economies to 2050: a wealthier planet</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/26/world-economies-to-2050-a-wealthier-planet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/26/world-economies-to-2050-a-wealthier-planet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PriceWaterhouseCoopers has released a study of potential growth in the world&#8217;s 17 largest economies out to the year 2050.
The study forecasts the eclipse of the current developed economies. The E7, largest emerging market economies (China, India, Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey), were only 20% of the size of the G7 economies at market exchange rates [...]]]></description>
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