There are many things that Americans do not know about Canadians. Their largest cities, their environmental policies and how they interact with their Native Americans. Here are some fascinating tidbits about these three things. The eight largest municipalities in Canada are: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Mississauga, Winipeg and Vancouver. Missa what? That's right. Mississauga is number six on that list, and most Americans don't know that unless they work for some of the major American companies that headquarter there, like Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft or WalMart Canada. Canadians seem to prefer to refinish or repair rather than tear off and replace. For instance, people would choose kitchen cabinet refinishing for a much more reasonable cost than the American preference for tearing out the old cabinets, throwing them away and putting up brand new ones. Their attitudes reflect a more European way of refurbishing and preserving beautiful, original workmanship rather than a love affair with newness which is an American standard. To be politically correct in the United States, one uses the term Native American instead of American Indian. In Canada, the native peoples are called First Nations or Inuits and have had a relatively conflict free history compared with the Indian Wars conducted by the United States governments. In an historical move, the federal government settled a land claim with the Mississaugas who originally held the land the city is now located upon for $145 million dollars in January of 2010. Perhaps there are several lessons Americans could learn from Mississauga. Maybe we already have. Paintech Ltd is about kitchen cabinet refinishing Mississauga we provide the finest in custom finishes both in shop and on-site. With a wide selection of finishes to choose we can assist you in creating finishes on cabinetry, furniture, trim and doors to coordinate with and embellish your home or office interior. (< href="http://www.paintech.com/">http://www.paintech.com)
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