Monthly Archives: September 2009

Canada’s back in China – online, at least!

Posted on September 26, 2009 by

Well, after at least a week of online haiatus, and repeated calls to the embassy and foreign affairs Canada and others, Canada’s national portal, http://canada.gc.ca is back online in China, available on all my various devices and in all sorts of … Continue reading →

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China puts on air force show – rehearsal

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

As I was typing at my desk this morning, I saw some movement out of the corner of my eye.  The guys on the construction site next door were running around looking up at the sky.  It seemed pretty strange, … Continue reading →

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Government of Canada main site blocked in Beijing!

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

O Canada, my home and native land…what have we done?  All I wanted to do was search the Canadian government staff directory, and low and behold, canada.gc.ca is blocked in Beijing!  Which word was it?  ”English?” “French” or…heaven forbid… “français”?. … Continue reading →

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