http://crookedtimber.org/2003/08/09/canadian-lawful-access-consultation/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:17:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2003/08/09/canadian-lawful-access-consultation/comment-page-1/#comment-2056 Daragh McDowell Sat, 09 Aug 2003 19:23:35 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=133#comment-2056 At the risk of sounding arrogant, what more would you expect from us humble canucks. While our Yankee neighbours may scoff at us for not spending all our money on thermonuclear devices intended to massacre millions, and thus revealing ourselves as 'soft' Canada is quite probably the most socially progressive nation on earth today (Maybe the Netherlands trumps us.) Look at the facts of the matter: -One of the finest healthcare systems on earth, available to anyone as long as they're sick. -The first country in the Americas to embrace gay marriage, and as it happens, without too much crowing or hand-wringing, just a simple verdict, and a simple law. Hopefully ignorant hick Ralph Klein (premiere of my redneck province unforunately) will shut his trap and simply accept it rather than shout bellicosely as he's been doing. -Attempts to decriminalise pot, despite American objections. And now this. Liberal papers and mags are starting to report a new trend of people moving to Canada simply out of disgust for the increasingly reactionary and fascistic policies of the Bush Administration and particularly, Ashcroft's little Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and the Promotion of Virtue. Anywho, thanks for dragging up an interesting read for us all Maria, and big up to the Great White North. At the risk of sounding arrogant, what more would you expect from us humble canucks. While our Yankee neighbours may scoff at us for not spending all our money on thermonuclear devices intended to massacre millions, and thus revealing ourselves as ‘soft’ Canada is quite probably the most socially progressive nation on earth today (Maybe the Netherlands trumps us.) Look at the facts of the matter: One of the finest healthcare systems on earth, available to anyone as long as they’re sick. -The first country in the Americas to embrace gay marriage, and as it happens, without too much crowing or handwringing, just a simple verdict, and a simple law. Hopefully ignorant hick Ralph Klein (premiere of my redneck province unforunately) will shut his trap and simply accept it rather than shout bellicosely as he’s been doing. -Attempts to decriminalise pot, despite American objections. And now this. Liberal papers and mags are starting to report a new trend of people moving to Canada simply out of disgust for the increasingly reactionary and fascistic policies of the Bush Administration and particularly, Ashcroft’s little Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and the Promotion of Virtue. Anywho, thanks for dragging up an interesting read for us all Maria, and big up to the Great White North.

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