Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen - 1 Story

1) Vil lære OL av Lillehammer (Per Ivar Henriksboe) 2 March 2006
In this story about Canadian province of British Columbia's Premier Gordon Campbell the Norwegian journalist writes that he is the "Prime Minister" and that the Canadian province of British Columbia is a "state." This is wrong. British Columbia is a province in located on the west coast of Canada, and is not a state. Canada does not have , and has never had states. Canada has been using the French system of provinces for 344 years since 1663, when Canada became a Royal Province of France. Mexico and the USA are the only two countries in North America with states, Canada does not. British Columbia was a British colony that chose to join Canada in 1871, as Canada's 6th province. In addition, the political leader of a Canadian province is called a "premier" not a Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the national leader of all of Canada, not just a single province. The correct term in Norwegian for a Canadian premier is "førstminister."

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