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I don't often hear people talking Celsius..It's mostly Farenheit here but I am near the border The further north you go I am sure the more you will hear Celsius Almost 90 % of Canadians live within a few hours of the U.S so I'm sure the majority knows both

Yes, what Cybercoma said, we do half and half here ..same for French, Canadian French is not France French Canadian French is a mixture of English and French while France French is just pure French

Feet and Pounds.. I've never heard any Canadian say they are 220 CM or measure their weight by KG it just doesn't happen only if they are filling out paper work for hospitals and stuff do you get KG or CM

It seemed to me he was pointing our how ordinary Canadians use Imperial more than Metric even though officially we are Metric

As someone who lives close to the U.S and gets a lot of American channels I have learned to be as efficient in F as I am in C, as well as Inches and CM & KG and Lbs But ..you would be hard pressed to find Americans who know Metric That's just how it goes around here

I couldn't let this get bogged down in an old thread Anonymous, Wikileaks and The access to information act are the best tools we have to learn about how crooked our politicians are, Toews should seriously resign before whatever they have on him gets out So In the words of The Rock, Toews .. Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock Here is a video from Anonymous North, it says in 7 days they will release to the public information on a new Toews scandal but if you don't want to watch the video I posted the transcript Go Anon! Hello, Mr. Toews. We are Anonymous. You have now had several days to reflect upon your actions. You have yet to apologize to the Canadian people for referring to them as supporters of pedophilia, or for attempting to infringe on their civil rights. You have stated that you are "open to amendments" on Bill C-30, which has been referred to committee for review. This is not sufficient. It has become very apparent that the purpose of Bill C-30 was never to prevent the distribution of child pornography. This is not merely a matter of opinion. You yourself, Mr. Toews, have submitted a piece to multiple media outlets, stating that Bill C-30 would allow police to crack down on, quote, "identity theft, online organized crime, and many Internet scams and frauds." In only a matter of days, we have gone from preventing child pornography to something as vague as cracking down on, quote "online organized crime". How convenient it is that Bill C-30 has come into prominence at the same time as Bill C-11, an online copyright bill which criminalizes Canadian citizens making personal copies of media they have legally purchased, would block Canadian access to websites deemed to be criminal by the authorities, and would force service providers to terminate service to customers for acts as innocuous as sharing mp3s. Interestingly, it would be possible under Bill C-11 to block Canadian access to YouTube, the site on which this video is hosted, on the basis that it facilitates online piracy. In short, this government's definition of "online organized crime" is so extreme that it includes online activities engaged in by the majority of Canadians. Most telling of all, Bill C-30 was originally named, "An Act to enact the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts". This intentionally vague and confusing title, obviously designed to obscure the bill's true purpose, was later changed to the "Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act", to better sell this massive intrusion of privacy to the Canadian people. Mr. Toews, your pattern of obfuscation and deception has only continued. We are growing impatient. Anonymous has warned you this is only beginning. Over the past several days, we have been inundated with messages exposing all manner of political wrongdoings and personal scandals, some of which extend to the very highest levels of your government. However, there is one incident, Mr. Toews, that the Canadian public would find particularly interesting. It is an act that you concealed so well that it does not appear in the affidavits from your divorce. In fact, we highly suspect neither your first wife, your former mistress, nor your political peers are aware of it. This incident pertains not only to your personal life, but to the direct abuse of your political position. Information about this incident has been submitted to us multiple times, independently, by both named and anonymous sources. Think very hard, Mr. Toews. As we said previously, we have no doubt that there are many skeletons in your closet. However, upon reflection, you should be able to determine which incident on the lengthy list of your illicit activities we are referring to. There is a very real possibility that after the revelation of this incident, Mr. Toews, that public outrage will not be necessary for you to find yourself without a job. It is already widely known that you have engaged in criminal activity to further your political career, as you did in 1999, when you were convicted of violating Manitoba's Election Finances Act during a provincial election. Perhaps you are under the illusion that if you simply allow enough time to pass, the public will lose interest in the controversy over Bill C-30, allowing it to pass unprotested. Perhaps you are under the impression that there is no scandal so great it cannot destroy your reputation and career. Perhaps you are under the impression that we are bluffing. We are not bluffing, Mr. Toews. You have seven days to reflect upon your personal and political crimes. After that, the Canadian people will be made aware of just how disgustingly unscrupulous and corrupt you are. And to the rest of those who support Bill C-30: do not believe for a moment that you are untouchable. Anonymous has received information implicating many of you in both political and personal scandals. This government has already been shaken by Mr. Toews' disgusting remarks and hypocrisy, it's attempts to legalize spying on Canadian citizens, and the revelation that you have used robocalls to intentionally keep voters away from the polls. Directing voters to incorrect or non-existent polling stations is voter suppression, and is illegal under the Canada Elections Act. Let the next seven days serve as a period of reflection for the entire House of Commons. Ask yourselves, how many more scandals can you afford? How many more of your crimes shall be revealed to the Canadian people? A government that allows it's citizens no secrets will not be allowed any secrets of it's own. Anonymous calls upon everyone and anyone who does not support governmental spying on Canadian citizens to submit information on any personal scandal, crime, or abuse of power committed by any politician who supports Bill C-30. An email address for this purpose can be found in the description below this video. Anonymous will never name or reveal it's sources. The Canadian people have spoken. They do not support Bill C-30. You ignore their outcry at the peril of your own careers. The True North is strong and free, and we will never surrender our freedom, least of all to fear-mongering hypocrites who attempt to wrench it from us through subterfuge and deception. Anonymous demands the immediate resignation of Vic Toews, the scrapping of Bills C-30 and C-11 in their entirety, and a formal apology to the people of Canada for referring to them as supporters of pedophilia, and more importantly, for attempting to infringe on their most basic civil rights. We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.

Something vital .. Elections Canada is seeking a new commissioner of Elections Canada http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=abo&dir=com/ad&document=index〈=e

I could still be right.. that doesn't take the suspicion off of him.. he could have known about it and decided to leave after all these calls were happening from March to May. he could have had a guilty conscience

yeah right.. this might just bring the liberal party back to government http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=4f4681cfc2e1b0e4edb7c294 that is a rinky dink poll but still ...I got it from the national post comment section

The CPC would have to promise to scrap the spying & copyright bills for good if they were to win back Canadians This unofficial poll puts CPC in 3rd place... http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=4f4681cfc2e1b0e4edb7c294

Remember Dimitri Soudas leaving the PMO a month after the election that caught everybody by surprise? He cited he wanted to leave to spend time with his family...what if the real reason was he was disgusted by what he found out about this voter suppression or that he regretted being a part of it and had to leave and distance himself from it? He was with Harper ever since Harper was the Leader of the Opposition ..why would he suddenly bail after their most successful election?

And some laws and rules are stupid and make no sense What if the law was you cannot have a beer unless you're watching hockey? would you have sympathy if people broke it and got fined?

He does look like a willing lemming This is where we need to use torture, Jack Bauer style, seriously That kid will break right as soon as you bring the tools out or threaten to give his Pokemon collection to kids in Africa..

Funny how the CPC say they just knew about this a few days a go but they already found the lone perp responsible I guess they are better investigators than Elections Canada & The RCMP Either that or they are full of crap They probably picked Sona to be the fall guy cause he already had dirt on his hands

If a high ranking tory was involved there should be a by election for every riding affected. yes or no?

Wonder if these calls happened during the provincial election too

Okay, since this is serious I would like to add a serious comment Hitler also once had a "cool head" but we all know what happened to him when he lost it Here's hoping Harper decides to invade Russia

Its a troll thread.... it doesnt even belong in federal politics discussion this is not news

Yeah.. these were not pranks anymore than walking up to random people and sacking them in the middle of the street are pranks This was an open assault on democracy! Michael Sona is an American... our democracy is being usurped by Americans and here people are saying they were pranks

I feel the same about Irans government that I do about Canadas Extreme, looney & out of control

You erased most of my post so did I only come here to insult... no however you only came here to misrepresent what I said.. which is typical of you because you do it a lot

Hey eventually you're gonna get burned if you break the law, whether its Lester Freamon, Jack Bauer discovering your conspiracy everyone makes mistakes and gets caught Won't be the first time they've done something like this and got caught are you familiar with Irwin Cotler?

One theory is the liberals were trying to make the public think it was the CPC ... that is the reigning right wing theory.. not very believable The CPC might have put some spies in the liberal campaigns and that is how "might have" Or rogue liberal campaigners sold the information for a lot of money 1 of those 3 is probably right

Rofl, this is a pathetic thread, Harper keeping his head? how do you know? He's rarely seen in public anymore.. when he is seen he's doing photo ops Canadian PMs rarely show emotion in public, how do you know how he is in private? How old are you August? 21 years old? Is your next thread going to be "Harpers shit doesn't stink?"

Missionaries build houses, new places of worship in poor countries for religious purposes You think oh how nice but all its meant to do is convert you theres a reason the most peaceful countries are the countries where religion means less