Canada Today: Commemoration, Dining Tips and Marijuana
Last Saturday evening, I went down to the national war memorial in Ottawa to watch an overnight vigil to a battle,
which, over the last century, has become particularly important to Canadians: the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Read: Canadian Diners Reveal Their Special Places Tight Control The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced legislation that,
if passed, would make Canada only the second country — Uruguay was the first — to have fully legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
Read: Trudeau Unveils Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Canada Machine Learning Canada’s universities were among the first to support researchers who were specialists in artificial intelligence — the data systems
that allow us to chat with our telephones and that form the basis of cars that drive themselves.
Read: 100 Years Later, Battle of Vimy Ridge Remains Key Symbol for Canada Canada Today Dining Special I recently asked readers of this newsletter to nominate restaurants in their communities
and in Canada generally that are memorable or distinctive.
Eventually, I learned that they were one of Canada’s many memorials to World War I. Cycling trips to Europe
and covering the Tour de France has given me the privilege of seeing those places with the names that once puzzled me.
