In May Stephen Harper, the prime minister, unveiled a new defence strategy called Canada First, with a pledge to increase the annual budget for the military by two-thirds over 20 years.
But to win its budget wars, Canada first had to realize how dire its situation was and then dramatically shrink the size of government rather than just limit the pace of spending growth.
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Canada batted first and were 185 all out off 48 overs, with Trent Johnston taking five wickets for 14 runs, Boyd Rankin 2-34 and Peter Connell 1-55.
Canada are first up for Ireland at Thomond Park on 8 November and it's possible that O'Driscoll and a number of other regulars may be rested for that game.
Indeed most of western Canada was first mapped and explored by young Scottish fur traders such as Alexander Mackenzie and Simon Fraser, after whom some major north-west waterways are named.
If he pulls it off, he will become Canada's first provincial premier of Indian origin.
The Canada goose was first introduced to England in the 17th Century to grace the waterfowl collections of wealthy individuals.
Canada was the first nation to pass legislation requiring a graphic health warning in 2001 -- 41 nations have since followed suit.
Sears was so hot for the Neptune it agreed to carry Maytag appliances in the U.S. and Canada for the first time.
Canada's First Quantum Minerals started production at the Kansanshi mine last year, while a Chinese state-owned company has invested in the Chambishi mine.
He will be extradited to Canada to face first-degree murder charges.
The Toronto Exchange in Canada was the first to issue an ETF-type product known as Toronto Index Participation Units (TIP 35) in March 1990.
The United States stepped up preparations for a possible swine flu epidemic, and Canada confirmed its first cases on Sunday as researchers worked to determine how contagious the virus could be.
But despite a rousing appearance by Canada's first ever Olympic gold medallist on home soil, moguls skier Alexandre Bilodeau, the hosts fell behind inside a minute when Rafalski fired past veteran goalkeeper Martin Brodeur.
First the Canada seamer had Gavin Hamilton, playing a poor shot, caught behind by Bagai for seven, followed by Kyle Coetzer, who also edged behind to the wicketkeeper.
On weekends, the park's ice-laden Rogers Crystal Lounge gives new meaning to "glittering nightlife" as it also hosts dance parties - including one that emphasises Canada's rich First Nations (aboriginal) heritage.
Rogers was the first in Canada to introduce LTE devices a year ago, and today, with six smartphones and mobile Internet devices, it has the largest selection of LTE devices in the country.
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Canada will be the first chairman, then Argentina, Ecuador and, during the last two years (to the end of 2004), when the crucial deals will have to be cut, Brazil and the United States jointly.
Although some may criticise them for never really chasing their target with genuine belief, it was a vast improvement from the Kenyans, who were hammered by New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and well-beaten by Canada, in their first four matches of the tournament.
The number of tickets sold in the U.S. and Canada increased for the first time in two years, up 5.5% from 2008. (The MPAA does not report the number of total tickets sold.) Tickets sold per capita increased 4.6% to 4.3 tickets per person.
In Canada we saw that one foolish remark could spark a movement: after a Toronto policeman declared that women should stop dressing as sluts to avoid being assaulted there were large rallies (first in Canada and then in other countries) in which women purposely dressed provocatively as part of a movement.
Target is moving forward internationally, with plans to open its first stores in Canada in 2013.
First, Eastern Canada beat the touring Australian World Cup side by five wickets.
The first Test against Canada is the day after the Dragons' play-off, while Wales then play the USA a week later.
Garry Peel's side had lost by eight points or fewer to the Netherlands, Canada and Australia in their first three pool games.
Davison, playing his first game for Canada since last year's World Cup, hit 84 in a Canadian total of 221 all out.
Hunt pointed out that 64% of the GB team in Canada are competing at their first Olympics, and 17% are 21 or under.
Leinster face Leicester in the European final on 23 May, the same day that Ireland play Canada in Vancouver in the first of two Tests.
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) today announced that it plans to take its free GoPayment mobile credit card app and card reader hardware global, with the first implementation in Canada.
He is currently the governor of the Bank of Canada and will become the first foreign BoE governor in its history when he takes over the reins from Sir Mervyn King.
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