AboutDavid Chanter Expertise I have a MA in Political Science and have worked or visited every province and territory in Canada. I work for the federal government as a Media Monitoring Officer where I scan everyday all the major newspapers in Canada. I would be pleased to answer questions on: Canadian politics (federal and provincial); Canadian geography; and, life in Canada.
Expert: David Chanter Date: 5/21/2007 Subject: Canada
Question Why is french spoken in Canada, how did it all start? Are there any french leaders in Canada if so what are there names? What are some main Canadian products???
Answer French spoken - because Eastern Canada was first settled by the French in the 17th cntury (province of Quebec including cities of Montreal and Quebec City)
Past Prime Ministers whose first language was French- Sir Wilfred Laurier, Louis St. Laurent, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, current leader of main opposition party Stephane Dion
Products - steel, aluminium, gold, oil, natural gas, wheat, and every sort of manufactured product you can name
