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Softwood Lumber Dispute

The softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United States first arose in 1982. Members of the US lumber industry argued that low Canadian stumpage rates gave Canadian producers an unfair trade advantage. In the US, timber is harvested largely on private land. Prices are generally determined through auctions. But in Canada, timber is typically harvested on public (Crown) land. Individuals or companies pay “stumpage fees” to provincial governments for the right to cut and remove timber. US lumber producers have long argued that Canadian stumpage fees are low and constitute an unfair subsidy, which Canada denies. This dispute has lasted for decades and produced lawsuits, tariffs, trade agreements and many rounds of negotiations.
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Soil

Soil is the thin, fragile surface layer of Earth. It is a dynamic, loose and porous body of variable thickness (between a few centimetres and a few metres). Soil is formed by continuous transformations of rock or deposit through physical, chemical and biological processes. It is one of the two main components of Earth — the other being oceans — in which life is particularly active. Soil is the source and site of many human activities, and human life greatly depends on it. In Canada, agricultural, environmental and natural-resource scientists are at the forefront of research on soil.
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Soil Classification

Classification involves arranging individual units with similar characteristics into groups. Soils do not occur as discrete entities; thus the unit of measurement for soil is not obvious.
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Soil Conservation

Soil conservation is a combination of all methods of management and land use that safeguard the soil against depletion or deterioration by natural or human-induced factors.
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Soil Science

Soil science is the science that deals with soils as a natural resource. Studies focus on soil formation, classification and mapping, and the physical, chemical and biological properties and fertility of soils as such and in relation to their management for crop production.
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Solar and Lunar Eclipses in Canada

An eclipse occurs when two celestial bodies are aligned so that one blocks the sun’s light from reaching the other. While eclipses can take place on different planets like Jupiter and Neptune, on Earth most eclipses are either solar or lunar eclipses. During a solar eclipse, the moon is positioned between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow on a portion of the Earth. During a lunar eclipse, the opposite occurs, and the Earth blocks the sun’s light from reaching the moon. Lunar eclipses can be observed with the naked eye. However, looking directly at the sun during a solar eclipse can cause permanent eye damage. Proper eye protection is required to safely observe a solar eclipse.
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Solar Energy

The energy contained in sunlight is the source of life on Earth. Humans can harness it to generate power for our activities without producing harmful pollutants. There are many methods of converting solar energy into more readily usable forms of energy such as heat or electricity. The technologies we use to convert solar energy have a relatively small impact on the environment. However, they each have disadvantages that have kept them from being widely adopted. In Canada, the use of solar energy to generate electricity and heat is growing quickly and is helping reduce pollution related to energy production. Despite Canada’s cold climate and high latitudes (which get less direct sunlight than mid-latitudes), solar power technologies are used in many places, from household rooftops to large power plants. The Canada Energy Regulator (formerly the National Energy Board) expects solar power to make up 3 per cent of Canada’s total electricity generation capacity by 2040.
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Solidarity

In May 1983 British Columbians voted the Social Credit Party, headed by William BENNETT, into office. Two months later, on July 7, the Socreds introduced their so-called Restraint Budget, accompanied by 26 prospective bills.
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Solitaire

Solitaire is the common name for 13 species of New World thrushes, one of which occurs in Canada.
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Solomon's Seal

Solomon's seal (genus Polygonatum) is a herbaceous plant of lily family (Liliaceae). About 50 species occur in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Somalia Affair

In 1992–93, Canada contributed military forces to UNITAF, a United Nations–backed humanitarian mission in the African nation of Somalia. In 1993, Canadian soldiers from the now-defunct Airborne Regiment tortured and killed a Somali teenager named Shidane Arone. These and other violent abuses during the mission shocked Canadians and damaged the country’s international reputation. They also led to a public inquiry that revealed serious failures of leadership at the highest levels of the Canadian Armed Forces, kick-starting reforms aimed a professionalizing the officer corps. This article contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all audiences.
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Somalia Affair: Chronology

This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on April 15, 1996. Partner content is not updated. What began as a humanitarian mission quickly unravelled into one of the darkest chapters in Canadian military history (see Somalia Affair).
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Somalia Inquiry's Damning Report

This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on July 14, 1997. Partner content is not updated. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. If only Prime Minister Brian Mulroney had not jumped at U.S. President George Bushs request to send Canadian troops to Somalia in 1992.
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Sombra Township Treaty (No.7)

The Sombra Township Treaty of 1796 (also known as Treaty 7 in the Upper Canada treaties numbering system) was an early land agreement between First Nations and British authorities in Upper Canada (later Ontario). It was one of a series of Upper Canada Land Surrenders. The Sombra Township Treaty encompassed a tract of land 12 miles square (about 31 kilometres square) on the St. Clair River in the southwestern part of the colony. The British originally purchased it to offer it for settlement to their Indigenous allies who had fought with them during the American Revolution but who still lived in the new nation of the United States."
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Some SI-derived Units with Special Names

Some SI-derived Units with Special Names Some SI-derived Units with Special Names Quantity Unit (Symbol) Derivation Mechanical force Newton (N) (m kg)/s² pressure pascal (Pa) N/m² energy, work joule (J) N m power watt (W) J/s frequency hertz (Hz) cycles/s Electrical electrical potential volt (V) W/A electrical resistance ohm <W > V/A electrical charge coulomb (C) A s electrical capacitance farad (F) C/V magnetic flux weber (Wb) V s magnetic flux density tesla (T) Wb/m²...
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