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Articles by Carolyn Heller

Say “please,” please
March 6, 2009 – 11:47 am | No Comment
Say “please,” please

Canadians have a rep­u­ta­tion for being nice.

But this week, a British Columbia man learned that nice­ness may not extend across the U.S. bor­der — or at least not across the bor­der cross­ing.…

Health care: U.S. emulates Canada, while Canada considers France
March 4, 2009 – 12:34 pm | No Comment
Health care: U.S. emulates Canada, while Canada considers France

U.S. pres­i­dent Obama has begun the process of revamp­ing the U.S. health care sys­tem, with the goal of pro­vid­ing health insur­ance for the mil­lions of unin­sured Americans — a goal that, at least in theory, …

Should U.S. look to Canadian banks’ example?
March 2, 2009 – 10:52 am | No Comment
Should U.S. look to Canadian banks’ example?

Should the Canadian bank­ing sys­tem be the model for a restruc­tured finan­cial sys­tem in the United States? Yes, argues Canadian jour­nal­ist Theresa Tedesco in “The Great Solvent North,” her recent Op-​​​​Ed piece …

Which city has Canada’s happiest women?
March 1, 2009 – 8:03 pm | No Comment
Which city has Canada’s happiest women?

Listen up, ladies. If you’re mov­ing to Canada, which city will make you happiest?

Of course the city you pre­fer will depend on your own unique require­ments, but the recent Kellogg’s Special K Satisfaction Survey, …

Canada voted friendliest country for expats
February 24, 2009 – 11:56 am | No Comment
Canada voted friendliest country for expats

Those of us who’ve made the move to Canada may already know this, but the 2008 Expat Experience sur­vey by HSBC International Bank found that “Canada is the friend­liest loca­tion for expats.”

Nearly …