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1) Lesbisk partileder i Canada (Reidar Engesbak ) 29 September 2005
http://www.blikk.no/nyheter/sak.html?kat=1&id=3886
In this story the Norwegian journalist uses American political terms to describe a Canadian Premier and a Canadian province. He writes: "Hvis hun vinner valget, blir hun historiens første homofile delstatenguvernør i Canada." This is wrong. Why would a Norwegian journalist use an American political term to describe a Canadian political position in Canada?? That would be like a Canadian journalist using a German or Belgian political term to describe an elected political position in Norway. First, New Brunswick is a province in Canada, not a state. As a province the leader of the province in Canada is called a Premier. The Norwegian journalist uses the American term "State Governor" to describe the Canadian political position of "Provincial Premier." The correct term is "Provincial Premier" and "province. New Brunswick is a province in Canada, not a state. Canada does not have states and has never had states, and Canadian provinces do not have "state governors."

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