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To: Willie Green
"This is not a total loss for the Canadian space program," said Alain Berinstain,
the Canadian Space Agency's acting director of planetary exploration and space astronomy.


Radio commentator Paul Harvey quoted some survey that showed most Canadians
didn't know the name of their own country's "space agency".
6 posted on 12/10/2003 7:56:57 PM PST by VOA
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To: VOA
In 2001 I read an article that said a large percentage of Canadians do not know the name of the First Canadian Prime Minister.

I'm an American, but am related to Mac Donald. So, I was surprised to learn that his name would escape those who live there! That's like Americans forgetting Washington.
7 posted on 12/10/2003 8:01:00 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife ("Your joy is your sorrow unmasked." --- GIBRAN)
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