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1) I disagree with the removal of mention of the Viking settlement; taking it out leaves the impression that the English and French were the first European settlers. 2) ""Contemporary"" means present day, as far as I know. 3) This paragraph is too short if we are going to stick to Franamax's and my idea above of only three paragraphs per ""section"". 4) Something about the St. Lawrence and Cartier does seem to be of value.   "