From 512a787f314542d3f4b55c06ab79704cc1064c0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nao Pross <naopross@thearcway.org>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 21:57:27 +0100
Subject: 'american english is wrong'

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@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 Canada is one of the largest countries on the planet, in fact, it is the fourth
 largest country by land area with approximately 9 million square kilometers
 \cite{statscan:statarea}. Located in the northern hemisphere of the American
-continent, was first discovered by Europeans in 1497 with the expedition of
+continent, it was first discovered by Europeans in 1497 with the expedition of
 John Cabot. The name ``Canada'' seems to have appeared first in the 16th century
 when Jacques Cartier, during his 3 voyages to the new world, heard a groups of
 natives speaking the Iroquoian language referring to a village as
 ``Kanata''\cite{history}. During the following centuries both French and British
 colonies were established which led to numerous conflicts between the two 
 empires and the natives. The government of Canada was created with the 
-proclamation of the Constitution Act in 1867, but the present the national borders
+proclamation of the Constitution Act in 1867, but the present national borders
 were established only in 1999 because since its first foundation the 
 dominion had expanded multiple times.
 
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ dominion had expanded multiple times.
     \caption{Canadian Flags}
 \end{figure}
 The current flag of Canada was created in 1964, when the government had an 
-all-party parliamentary committee that prepare multiple designs. Before then 
+all-party parliamentary committee that prepare multiple designs. Previously 
 Canada didn't have its own official flag but instead used either the English 
 Union Jack or the Canadian Red Ensign, a red flag with a smaller Union Jack on 
 the top left and an ensign on the right side.
 The simplest design was chosen by the parliament and the current flag was 
-adopted the 15 December 1964, just in time for the centennial celebration of 
+adopted on the 15 December 1964, just in time for the centennial celebration of 
 the confederation 3 years later.
 
 \subsection{Canadian Natives} \nocite{firstnations}
 Before the arrival of the Europeans the northern American continent was 
 populated by various groups of indigenous peoples which today are referred as
 First Nations (Premières Nations in French) or sometime incorrectly a
-`Indians'. Within what today are Canadian borders there were 6 major tribes and 
-each one of them lived in a particular area of the continent.
+`Indians'. There were 6 major tribes and each one of them lived in a particular
+area of the continent.
 \begin{wrapfigure}{r}{.4\textwidth}
     \centering
     \includegraphics[height=6cm]{res/photos/first_nations.jpg}
@@ -54,21 +54,18 @@ each one of them lived in a particular area of the continent.
     Lakes}
 \end{wrapfigure}
 
-Each tribe had developed a particular culture based on the environment in which
-they lived, for example on the west coast the Pacific Coast First Nation gave
-thank to the sea because they lived mostly off fishing whereas the Iroquian
-First Nation on the south organized many ceremonies during spring as they
+Each tribe had developed a particular culture based on the environment where 
+they lived. For example on the west coast the Pacific Coast First Nation gave
+thank to the sea because they lived mostly off fishing, whereas the Iroquian
+First Nation, on the south, organized many ceremonies during spring as they
 gathered most of their food from agriculture.  But there were some things that
-all populations had in common, with the most important being their deep cult of
+all populations had in common: a deep cult of
 respect for resources offered by nature; everything from hunting to farming had
 a ritual to honor the harmony between them, the world and the Creator.  Another
-cultural aspect that common among all First Nations was a complex social
+cultural aspect that common all First Nations was a complex social
 organization system built around hunting developed over thousands of years.
-Every tribe lived and hunted in a well defined territory in order to not
-interfere with other clans and communal hunts took place on every summer.  These
-routines were especially practiced by northern populations that lived in
-semi-desert cold environments, a few examples are the Mackenzie and Yukon River
-Basins First Nations that lived where today is Alaska.
+Every tribe lived and hunted in a well defined territory in order not to 
+interfere with other clans and communal hunts took place every summer. 
 
 \subsection{Colonization}
 The colonization of the `new world' began shortly after its discovery,
@@ -88,8 +85,8 @@ continent, but the harsh environment prevented any expansion.
 \end{wrapfigure} \nocite{canadasettlements}
 
 As a result, they
-started to trade with locals, many goods were traded with First Nations in 
-exchange for fur and food to protect the settlers from the cold winters. 
+started to trade with locals, so many goods were traded with the First Nations in 
+exchange of fur and food to protect the settlers from the cold winters. 
 Later on the trade grew on a bigger scale and many resources were exported to
 France, which helped the development of the existing and new settlements.
 At the same time British colonies were also built. Because of the strong power
@@ -97,49 +94,37 @@ of the British Colonial Empire British settlements grew faster than the other
 French colonies which caused a shift in power. As the 18th century began
 Great Britain was the leading power in the trading market. As a consequence of
 this in many treaties that came next France lost most of its territories while
-the British expanded theirs. \\
-
-In the 1800s timber became the most important product for exportation. Timber
-exportation had already started in the preceding years but it was only in
-smaller quantities. But with the war of Napoleon (1799 - 1815) timber became
-essential for the french army to build ships and to expand the railways across
-France. The blooming of this industry endured until the conclusion of the
-Canadian Commonwealth\footnote{The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of 53
-countries, including Canada, that were for the most part once part of the
-British Empire. They worked together on international policies to cooperate in
-furthering economic development.} in 1987. At the time logging depended on
-waterways for transportation, for that reason the main timber base were in Saint
-Lawrence and Ottawa.
+the British expanded theirs.
 
 \subsection{Industrialization}
 In 1867 with the establishment of the North American Act the first Canadian
 confederation was born. The newly founded Canadian Confederation moved the
 original economy to a radically different institutional environment. Previously
 under the control of the United Kingdom the development of the economy was 
-focused to export cities near the Atlantic Ocean such as Nova Scotia and New
+focused on exporting cities near the Atlantic Ocean such as Nova Scotia and New
 Brunswick. But after the federal formation the center of the development was
 moved into Quebec and Ontario in the mainland. In the following 50 years the
 Canadian economy shifted more toward agriculture and livestock production and
-the industry evolved to a strong economy thanks to the introduction of a new
+the industry evolved in a strong economy thanks to the introduction of a new
 railway system. In the 20th century Canada enjoyed a great era of prosperity and
 industrial development during the post-war period. The economical alliance with
-the United Stated contributed the most to the development of a modernized 
-Canada.
+the United States contributed a lot to the development of a modernised Canada.
 
 \subsection{Modern Canada}
+
 Today Canada has become a powerful country with a stable social and economic
-system and it is a great contributor to various international projects.
-The Canadian society today is known to be open and flexible to other cultures,
-because of this the Canadian population is composed of many ethnic groups.
-In Canada the official languages are English and French since the original
-colonial powers that brought them there were France and the United Kingdom.
-As official currency Canada uses the Canadian Dollar (CAD), As 2016 one Canadian
-Dollar equals 
+system and it is a great contributor to various international projects.  The
+Canadian society today is known to be open and flexible to other cultures,
+that's why the Canadian population is composed of many ethnic groups.  In Canada
+the official languages are English and French since the original colonial powers
+that brought them there, were France and the United Kingdom.  As official
+currency Canada uses the Canadian Dollar (CAD), since 2016 one Canadian Dollar
+equals
 \href{http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CAD&To=CHF}{
-0.76 Swiss Francs}. Canada's GDP (as Q2 2015) is more than twice ours 
-(Switzerland's)\cite{swisseconomy} with a market price at 1'996'804 millions of 
-Canadian dollars \cite{statscan:ecoimpexps} which roughly equals to 1.54
-millions of millions of Swiss francs. 
+0.76 Swiss Francs}. Canada's GDP (as Q2 2015) is more than twice the swiss
+one \cite{swisseconomy} with a market price of 1'996'804 millions of Canadian
+dollars \cite{statscan:ecoimpexps} which roughly equals to 1.54 millions of
+million of Swiss francs. 
 
 \section{Natural resources}
 Canada's huge land area makes it one of richest countries from a natural
@@ -152,7 +137,7 @@ eco-friendly Canada still relies heavily on non-renewable energy source as we
 will see in the next paragraphs.
 
 \subsection{Crude Oil}
-Oil has become has been increasingly become a valuable resource, since the 
+Oil has increasingly become a valuable resource, since the 
 discovery of oil sands extraction technology. The desire for oil 
 independence from the USA and many other NATO states has given a lot of funds
 for the development of this technology.
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