Huron Expositor, 2007-07-04, Page 4Page 4 July 4, 2007 • The Huron Expositor
Editorial
Opinion
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Canada's come along
way140:yea,sin
We wonder what the founders of Canada
would think if they were around to see the
country today. On July 1, 1867, Canada was
born out of Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower
Canada (Quebec), New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia. The remainder of what eventually
became the country were either British
colonies that had not yet decided to join, or
sparsely -populated territories.
For one thing, we think the founders of the
country would be surprised to see just how
large it has grown. It is the second-largest
country in the world in area. But we also
think the founders would be surprised to
know just how big_ of a role `Canada would
play on the world stage as the decades
passed by. The country, which was known for
its exports of lumber, natural resources and
animal" pelts at the time of Confederation,
became a major manufacturer of completed
goods in the 20th century. Today, manufac-
turing is not as dominant as it was, but
Canada is still taking its place among world
leaders in knowledge-based industries.
The country's founders would also no doubt
be surprised to find out Canada would play
such a huge role in so many of the military
conflicts of the 20th. and 21st centuries. At
the time of Confederation, Canada's military
consisted of a few small regiments. The
country's military came into its own during
the First World War and Canada played an
even larger role in World War II. Among the
many "a ccomplishmeuts of the war was the
Commonwealth Air Training Program and
the feeding of Allied countries overseas
through convoys. Canada is also the country
the world turns to when it needs peacekeep-
ers.
We also think the country's founders would
be surprised to learn just how multicultural
the nation has become. Consisting mainly of
British, French and First Nations peoples in
the 19th century, it has truly become a coun-
try of the world.
While it's easy to dwell on the negative,
try to look through the eyes of those who
came before. We've come a long way, and our
founders would be impressed.
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New reporter can't wait to
tell Seaforth's stories
Hello, I am the
Expositor's sumer student
reporter,. lifetime Clinton
resident Jordan Baker.
I am just beginning my
career in journalism as a
graduate of CHSS and a
year of college under my
belt with only eight months
left to go again in
September.
I appreciate the Expositor giving me the
experience I crave and a chance to work near
my hometown as a 20 -year-old, as the rent is a
lot cheaper living at home, just like the food
and almost everything else.
The only people I have to deal with at home
are family, whom by blood I must keep in good
relation, rather than roommates whom I can
vow never to live with again.
Home is quite simply a quiet, laid back
change from roommate life, that I could use for
a couple of months.
I like journalism and would eventually like to
climb the ranks of the industry and be an edi-
tor of a newspaper or magazine, where I can be
in a position to slake my controlling habits and
rule the publication with an iron fist.
However my future is foggy and though I
don't know where I'll be in 20, 10 or even five
years, after graduating from Niagara College
I'm sure I'll be a junior reporter in what is more
tamely called the real world and I'll get all the
grunt hours and boring stories that I've been
informally promised not to get here.
That's where the people of the community
by Jordan Baker
come in to the story.
Now that summer is
here, everybody can get out
of the working mood. I am
indeed here to work and I
guess, for most people in the
area, summer is the busiest
season, but you should all
take vacations anyway and
get out doing the extraordi-
nary.
As I'm covering the town, the more fun you
are having, the more pleasant and interesting
my job will be. If you're having a good summer,
then I'm having a good summer. That's what
journalism is all about.
Encourage yourself to join a sports team, vol-
unteer for a fundraiser, host an event or even
write a letter to the editor.
Get out in the sun and sand, and soak in your
daily dose of vitamin D, it is healthy for you.
Get to know everyone in the community a little
better; I plan to.
Get all 72 hours out of your long weekends
and maybe try to stretch it a little bit. Take the
afternoon before off too.
Do something this summer you haven't done
before and be ready to talk about it because
now you know who will be sticking his nose in
all of your business. I got into journalism to tell
your story, because well, everybody else is just
more interesting than I am. I challenge you to
prove me right.
Enjoy your summer for yourself but also, and
perhaps more importantly, for me. Cheers to a
good summer, Seaforth.
Hey Dave...What do
want to be when you
grow up?
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