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font-family:Arial'>Subject: Canadian Students</span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size=4 color="#cc0000" face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#CC0000'>Information for Canadian Students in the United States about Canada's Election, January 23rd</span></font></b></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Canadian Students in the United States,<O:P></O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><O:P> </O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As you probably know, Canadians will vote in the 39th
general election on January 23, 2006. I hope you will participate in the
electoral process and cast your vote. In this election, as is in all
elections, your vote counts!<O:P></O:P></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><O:P> </O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For information on the Canadian election and information
on how you can watch the election coverage on January 23rd, I invite you to
visit <a href="http://www.Connect2Canada.com"
title="http://www.Connect2Canada.com">www.Connect2Canada.com</a>. <O:P></O:P></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><O:P> </O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Canadians in several cities across the United States are getting together to watch election returns come in on January 23.
If you will be in or near Washington D.C., Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia,
Raleigh-Durham or San Francisco, visit www.Connect2Canada.com to see
further event details or RSVP for one of these events. <O:P></O:P></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><O:P> </O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Canadian-owned Elephant & Castle restaurant and
pub will be showing election results on their screens that night. The
Elephant & Castle has locations across the US, including locations in Chicago, Boston, Cherry Hill (NJ), San Diego, Seattle, as well as locations just outside Pittsburgh and Harrisburg (PA). For a full list visit the <a
href="http://www.elephantcastle.com/locations.html"
title="http://www.elephantcastle.com/locations.html">Elephant & Castle
site</a>. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><O:P> </O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you can't be near any of these locations, C-SPAN
has confirmed to us that they will be broadcasting results beginning at 9:30
pm EST on either C-Span 1 or 2. Connect2Canada.com has links to
election coverage delivered by the major media, if you want to watch the
election on the web. If you are organizing an election night event
and would like us to highlight it on our website for other Canadians, let
us know at <a href="mailto:Connect2Canada@CanadianEmbassy.org"
title="mailto:Connect2Canada@CanadianEmbassy.org">Connect2Canada@CanadianEmbassy.org</a><O:P></O:P></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><O:P> </O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the longer term, we hope you will find <a
href="http://www.connect2canada.com/" title="http://www.connect2canada.com/">Connect2Canada.com</a>
a useful resource. I encourage you to visit the site, sign up for
information alerts, and become part of the network of Canadians living in
the U.S.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><O:P> </O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best wishes with your studies in 2006!<O:P></O:P></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><O:P> </O:P></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="frank.mckenna@canadianembassy.org"
title="frank.mckenna@canadianembassy.org">Frank McKenna<O:P title="frank.mckenna@canadianembassy.org"></O:P></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ambassador of Canada to the United States</span></font></p>
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