Pea soup is soup made, typically, from dried peas. It is, with variations, a part of the cuisine of many cultures. It is greyish-green or yellow in color depending on the regional variety of peas used; all are cultivars of Pisum sativum.Pea soup has been eaten since antiquity; it is mentioned in Aristophanes' The Birds, and according to one source "the Greeks and Romans were cultivating this legume about 500 to 400 BC. During that era, vendors in the streets of Athens were selling hot pea soup."

Canadian PM Stephen Harper told French President Sarkozy today that Canada will withdraw its troops.

W Holdings (ticker WHI) market cap took a half billion dollar bath after its loan to Inyx (ticker IYXI) turned out to have been a classic lending debacle, where good money is thrown after bad. Inyx was run by Armenian-Canadian businessman Dr. Jack Kachkar, whose attempt to buy French soccer club Olympique Marseille ended in litigation.

Bilingualism’s propagandists may say otherwise, but most Canadians simply don’t need French. While there’s a lot to be said for acquiring a second language, there’s no reason it has to be the language spoken in Quebec. The average Canuck has about as much reason to learn French as he does Esperanto or Zulu.

To Advocate, on behalf of the vast majority of Canada's Citizens, against the damage being caused to them by enforced bilingualism. In particular, Canadians for Language Fairness (CLF) is concerned about the growing trend in meaningful jobs being denied to Canadians simply because they do not speak French.

Your vacation time will fall short if you plan to travel throughout Canada as there are so many places to visit like the Maritimes, the mountains, the plains, the French Canadians…and many many more. Here are some recommendations, so that you can cover visiting the best places in Canada within your vacation period.