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Sri Lankan Journalists Learn about Power-sharing Experience in Canada
The Forum of Federations, with the support from the Canadian High Commission in Colombo, organized and hosted a 10-day study tour for six Sri Lankan journalists. The study tour demonstrated how a federal system of power-sharing enables Canada, a long-established federation, to succeed as a multicultural, multilingual and plural society. Between February 26 and March 6, 2007, the Sri Lankan journalists visited four Canadian cities (Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City and Toronto) where they met with government officials, academics and journalists familiar with federalism-related issues. Topics of discussion included:
The group was especially interested in issues surrounding Québec and the Official Languages Policy. In the words of one journalist, 'It is an experience that we can certainly learn from.' Participants included Victor Ivan (chief editor, Ravaya), Anura Solomons (deputy editor, Divaina), Jatila Wellabada (chief editor, Lakbima), Ayesha Zuhair (senior feature writer, Daily Mirror), Sharmini Boyle (chief editor, Young Asia Television), and David Jeyaraj (freelance journalist, writing for Sunday Leader). Irina Shmakova, from the Forum of Federations, coordinated the study tour and accompanied the group on their visits. Several journalists have subsequently written articles on their experience in Canada:
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