Too Bad Canadians Don't Have The kahones

[bigdude]

The French lesson: Just say 'Non, merci'

The detestable French President Jacques Chirac made a howler on May 31. It was Pentecost, a public holiday, and he cancelled it, saying the taxation on the extra day's work would pay for better care for the elderly. Last year, 15,000 mainly elderly people died during a heat wave.

Anyone could have told him that you don't tie a public punishment to a public good. It's like holding a gun to the head of those little poodles Parisian matrons love and saying, “Off to the factory, or the dog gets it.” (This sums up every plot twist in 24, by the way, if you're interested. No, you say?)

Canadians would grumble and go to work. Instead, France gave Mr. Chirac the collective finger and stayed home.

I adored them for this. They spent the day imagining the France Mr. Chirac wanted them to vote for in the EU constitution. Gone would be the five-week vacation, the parade of public holidays throughout the year, the ability to linger over lunch cooked with ingredients from the French terroir, or have a nooner.

Canadians are wimps. Watch them roll over and play dead over this latest Supreme Court fiasco. I wonder where this "Deference to Authority"

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come from?

Is is part of our British heritage?

Obviously the Martin-Dosanjh Liberals have failed Candians on this issue yet what will Canadians do this summer? I know:

Canadians will Bar-B-Q.

[mcqueen625]

French citizen's just turned thumbs down on the EU Constitution, much to the chagrin of Jacque, and good for them. However in Canada we had no such vote on our Constitution, not the Charter. This was simply imposed upon us by those that authored it, now we are expected to live with it. When are the people of Canada going to realize that we do not even have a counrty anymore whereby we can hold our politician accountable, because somehow the Charter has given the decision making powers to an appointed and unaccountable judiciary. Paul Martin has even said publically that as far as he's concerned the final word in this country rests with the judiciary, and ultimately the Supreme Court. It doesn't really matter whether those decisions are coming from a Provincial Court Judge or one from the Supreme Court. since all are appointed by the federla government.

We could try a tax revolt but our government even has that covered by making it law that employers are required by law to withhold taxes at source, or face fines, and automatic penalties imposed by the Canada Revenue Agency, without even having to go to court to impose those penalties. We really have no options other than an outright revolt. even there the government has attempted with their gun registration, to make sure they know who does and who doesn't have guns in their possession.

I have to question whether this is truly a free country or not. Seems to me that it isn't. We gave up the freedom that our citizens fought two world wars for, without even a whimper. I guess we deserve the government that we have, because we let it happen!