In 11 out of 14 countries, for example, confidence in parliament has declined, with especially sharp falls in Canada, Germany, Britain, Sweden and the United States.
The economy in the United States was expanding and booming while the economy in Canada, especially in Winnipeg, was struggling.
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Prof David Hammond from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, said the ban led to a decline in smoking - especially among the young - in Canada.
Canada, with its relatively small population of 34 million, has the lowest debt burden of any G8 country and less than half the per capita debt burden of the U.S. The country can continue to free ride on the U.S. in certain areas, especially defense, though Canada's contributions in Afghanistan have been significant.
Efforts to deepen North American economic integration, in part for border security, could also advance (especially after the prospective leadership change in Canada).
According to a recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme, reducing black carbon and ozone in the lower part of the atmosphere, especially in the Arctic countries of America, Canada, Russia and Scandinavia, could cut warming in the Arctic by two-thirds over the next three decades.
Elsewhere in Canada, especially British Columbia and Ontario, dissatisfaction with public-school standards is increasingly driving parents to pack their children off to private schools.
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It has suffered several defections, especially among the Progressive Conservatives in eastern Canada.
In the end, some 80, 000 quit the new republic for Britain, the British colonies in the Caribbean and especially for Canada, where their influence has been lasting.
Throw in timber and food - especially as climate projections largely show conditions for agriculture improving in Canada even as they worsen in the southern US - and it's clear that Canada can in large part supply what the US needs in future.
It is especially unfair considering there are so many expats living in Canada and Australia.
But he says he's heard O'Hanlon's has become a pub to be reckoned with, especially if it's now the biggest pourer in Canada's Western half.
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One is the economic downturn in the United States, which will be especially painful for Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
WHEN, last August, Glen Clark became the third British Columbian premier in succession to be driven from office by scandal, nobody in Canada's far-western province was especially surprised.
When pressed to say whether more quantitative easing would have the desired effect, the incoming governor said, matter-of-factly, that Bank of Canada research had concluded the policy was having diminishing returns, especially in the US. He added this was "not surprising".
Tax rates in Canada are significantly higher than in the U.S., especially for players in Florida, which does not have a state income tax.
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Widely criticised in Latin America for ignoring the region, Mr Bush came bearing gifts, especially for his erstwhile allies Mexico and Canada.
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