by Diana Filer
1. Channel Tunnel connecting England and France has the longest underwater section, but Japan’s Seikan Tunnel, connecting Honshu Island with Hokkaido Island, is the longer tunnel.
2. Louis Riel has been cited as a Father of Confederation, according to Bill C-147.
3. Her Honour Mayor Olivia Chow is the widow of Jack Layton, the late politician and onetime leader of the New Democratic Party
4. The youngest of the world’s major religions is Baha’i. Its spiritual and administrative centre is Haifa, Israel.
5. The Handmaid’s Tale of Margaret Atwood is the number 6 ranked Best Book of All Time.
