Chinese President to visit Canada

[CHIMO]

Ottawa — The President of China, Hu Jintao, will make a state visit to Canada next week.

“I look forward to welcoming President Hu to Canada to continue our ongoing dialogue as our two countries prepare to mark 35 years of diplomatic relations,” Mr. Martin said in a release announcing the visit.

Mr. Hu will meet with Mr. Martin's cabinet on Sept. 9 to discuss issues such as climate change, energy, science and technology, investment, trade, human rights and tourism.

Though it is Mr. Hu's first visit, Chinese presidents have twice before come to Canada since the two countries established diplomatic relations on October 13, 1970.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050829.wjintao0829/BNStory/National/

[tuvor]

1. I hope Martin asks him...

"Need some wood?"

[CHIMO]

2. And

Some value added products like furniture and pasta.

[Maple]

4. And oil

and wheat, and a thousand other things!

Chinese...the third most spoken language in Canada.

[Cha]

3. I'm going to visit Canada, too!

And I don't know who is more excited..me or Hu?

I'm going to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island for the first time around the 9th through the 13th!

[applegrove]

7. You will fall in love. Those places are so "not corporate". Gorgeous -

and that is just he personalities of the people. The countryside is pretty astounding too.

[Cha]

10. I've seen pictures of the beaches

on PEI and the countryside in Nova Scotia and the thought of hearing some Scottish Accents are making me smile.

We're going to a concert in Halifax to see "The Proclaimers"..a duo from Scotland whom I just adore!

[applegrove]

11. The Ocean is very warm on the northwest side of NS & PEI this time of year

Beeches stay very cold on the Bay of Fundy.

Beeches on the east side of NS can be cool or war. But never hot.

Lots of lakes too!

[glarius]

12. You won't hear Scottish accents in Nova Scotia

You will hear the east coast maritime accent common to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick....It's a sort of a lilting accent, unlike the way we speak in Ontario or other provinces....I think you'll love the people there...They are so hospitable and down to earth....Have a wonderful time....:hi:

[applegrove]

13. Though they only stopped speaking Gaelic 100 years ago in some places.

Tis funny. In some places in Canada the language is even older than in Europe. Like Acadian French (Maritimes - Louisiana) in from the 1600s while the French France speaks has evolved. Newfoundland accent too has some bits that are very old.

As long as you don't cop an attitude and call every third-person-singular-male "Buddy" - you'll do fine.

Watch out for the sense of humor the further north you go. And you better be prepared to laugh at yourself long before you laugh at other people. Neocons would never make it in NS.

[Cha]

15. Thanks, glarius!

I don't know what made me think I would hear Scottish Accents in Nova Scotia..but I know I will at "The Proclaimers" concert in Halifax when Charlie and Craig Reid talk to us between songs :)

http://www.proclaimers.co.uk/2003/

[ozone_man]

14. Hu will be excited.

The water is warm at this time on PEI. I haven't been there yet, but Cape Breton and Nova Scotia twice. Next time PEI.

[Cha]

16. We're going to be camping out in

Vermont and Maine along the way and I finally get to go to the State(that wonderful State of Vermont) where Dean was Governor, all those year :D

Someone told us today that there is a warm current in Nova Scotia where the water is 75 degrees all year round. I wanna check that out B-)~!

[Swede]

5. Hu's on first?

nt

[CHIMO]

6. With

Some history to draw on.

http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-74-1345-8064/people/bethune/clip4

[applegrove]

8. I hope HU is a big boy and can take the Tibetan demonstrations

that will be coming his way..without whining like a baby like the other Chinese leaders do.

[CHIMO]

9. That

I don't know. Guess we shall see.