The first thing we learn about Canadians during this IAAFOTS Week Of Canada - they're quick! Just a little over an hour after I announced this week's topic we already had our first commentary from north of the border. The commentator's own blog, Someoneouthere, is well worth checking out, too, I find. My main impetus for deciding to focus on Canada was remembering that I have a bunch of Canadian educational filmstrips from the 50's and 60's in my filmstrip collection, and the above frames are taken from Ottawa, Canada's Capital. Here's what I can tell you about Ottawa: it is the capital of Canada, is located in the province of Ontario, the weather can get cold there, they have a city hall, the commission's floral displays attract attention, and they traditionally fire a noon gun. That's about it, though I have just taken the virtual tour over at the Ottawa Tourism website, and can also confirm their claim that it is a very attractive city. Oh, and the Canadian National Spelling bee was just held there, and Finola Hackett won. Stay tuned for more informative Canadian coverage shortly.