Par Delphine Lavernhe

Canada, behind the stage Description of its government and political system Canada is a parliamentary democracy. The Constitution Act, 1867 forms the basis of Canada’s written constitution. It states that there will be one Parliament for Canada, consisting...

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Par Delphine Lavernhe

First school days, first observations The class has begun on the Monday 6th January. The first classes from each course were shorter: it was just introducing the topic, the teacher, and how the semester will go on (exams, evaluations, work, group presentations,...

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Par Delphine Lavernhe

From Halifax to Antigonish Blog’s goal: to show the students a view of the country and an experience in a university abroad. Before going to Antigonish, to begin my semester at StFX, I spent three days in Halifax, the main city of Nova Scotia. I arrived...

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Par Delphine Lavernhe

History of StFX St. Francis Xavier University was founded in 1853 and is nowadays one of the oldest university in Canada. At the beginning, as most of the inhabitants came from British islands, the language spoken in Nova Scotia was Gaelic. The university...

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