The Importance Of Living In Canada

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Did you know Canada is the second largest country in the world? There are 35.16 million people who live in Canada. In Canada there are three thousand cities, towns, and villages. Their most popular cities are Toronto, and Ontario, with a combined population of four million people living there. A lot of celebrities come from Canada. Some of the most popular entertainers are singers Drake and Justin Bieber, Rachel McAdams from Mean Girls, and Dwayne Johnson who holds a Canadian citizenship. I’ve never been to Canada before but it is a place I'm honestly interested in. It doesn’t matter how many awful things people say about Canada, I’m still willing to go there and visit because someone else’s experience or views won’t affect mine. It seems

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