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Facts:
	It is a week of learning about our country and its leaders, about the machinery 
of government and about what it means tobe Canadian. 
         
	Each year, the Forum for Young Canadians brings more than 500 senior high school 
and CEGEP students from across Canada to the nation's capital to learn first hand
how government works. It is a programme of the Foundation for the Study of Processes of 
Government in Canada, a non-profit, non-partisan agency, incorporated in 1975. Thanks to 
the active participation of Cabinet ministers, senators, members of Parliament, the 
judiciary, senior public servants, press representatives, minority groups and business 
and labour leaders, Forum is a rich and varied experience. 
         
	There are four main components to the Forum Programme: 
   - a general overview; talks on particular aspects of government in Canada, such as 
the Cabinet or the role of a member of Parliament, presented by individuals who are 
active in public life and include a question and answer period;  group discussions; and 
 simulations of a mock election, a Cabinet committee, a question period in the House of 
Commons and a federal-provincial conference. 
       
	 Other sessions explore relationships between the government and the press, 
citizens' groups, business and labour. On the lighter side, time is set aside for a tour 
of the National Capital Region, an evening of skits and entertainment, sports and a 
closing dinner at the National Arts Centre. 

         Forum's young Canadians live and work together in an atmosphere of friendship 
and warmth. They discuss, probe and debate. They sing, dance, talk and laugh together. 
It is a week of learning about our country and its leaders, about the machinery of 
government and about what it means to be Canadian. 

Decision: I propose the creation of can.education.forum

Rationale: This newsgroup will act as a medium for the discussion and interaction of 
many Young canadians, to express their views and opinions about thier government.  
Futhermore it will show everyone who young adults care for their country, and is fully 
willing to take and play an active role in politics - especially Canadian Politics.  
This newsgroup will also encourage those who are not Forumite's to also join in the 
discussion of young adults and politics.  

	This newsgroup will not be moderated, and there should not be any inappropiate 
use of this group, as it is providing a good for the young adults of Canada.

All discussion is freely welcomed, and will certainly help in determining if this group 
will be created.