Canada's No Fry List
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jawnbcSometimes we as Canadians must step up and so "no!" This is one of those times.
In the post 11-9 world, a heightened sense of vulnerability-and a desire for more security--is only normal. Despite the odd eejit American lawmaker still trying to link the Al Qaeda hijackers to Canada (nope, all flew domestic. All had visas for the US.), it's clear there is more than enough internal to the U Ses of A to keep their security folks busy. One place to start might be to keep track of who enters and who leaves (crazy, I know); another might be to ban all foreign airlines (maybe yours will finally be profitable?). And the US is wholly within their right to have a No Fry List for their domestic and inbound international flights.
Fair enough.
But Canada's New Government™ (circa 2006) haslamely analingualled Dubya acceded to US pressure and created its own No Fry List. Is this right? I say non!
Prince Edward Island's economy would spudder and collapse if this List stands: with the entire Lucy Maud Montgomery catalogue about to enter public domain, what will they have left? And Québec--what about the Québecois nation? This List could leave la belle province with nothing but mounds of curds and sauce. Curds and sauce, what is that? Oooztine? My Canada includes late night Québecois unhealthy snacks estie tabarnak calissssse!
First it was trans fats. Now its the List. Tomorrow it will be rice cakes and tofu chew sticks. There'll be nothing to hold onto when it's time for the rubbin' an' luvvin'. Know what I mean? Eh? Eh?
Recently I was again given the priviledge to travel across this great, great homo, Native land (because we gays and our Indigenous pals are taking over people. Deal.) I drove from Halifax to Peggy's Cove 1.5 times (I got lost). I walked the streets of East Montréal to cram some of their very special local meat down my throat. And I changed planes in Toronto. From sea to sea to sea to electric fence we are a proud, noble, and cantankerously self-righteous people. We bicker amongst ourselves while gloating to the rest of the world. Especially our neighbours to the South. Or North if you're from Windsor. Or East if you're from Québec City. Or West if you're from Fredericton. But you know what I mean.
Let's get real: they can't really do it, anyways: no fries would mean no passengers. In mere weeks the US aviation industry would go from having too many too narrow seats to having too many empty ones. And like softwood lumber, the film industry, and exotic dancing, they'd use the List to keep us out. Do as I say, not as I do.
Well do as I say. Say no to the new Canadian No Fry List. Click here and find your MP's email address and right him (they're mostly guys, get real) and tell him to tell Harper to tell Dubya to tell his minions "uh, excuse me please? Would it be OK if we sorta didn't have a No Fry List? Sorry...." today. And tell the Prime Minister too by clicking here to send him an email.
Do it today. Stand up for Canada!
In the post 11-9 world, a heightened sense of vulnerability-and a desire for more security--is only normal. Despite the odd eejit American lawmaker still trying to link the Al Qaeda hijackers to Canada (nope, all flew domestic. All had visas for the US.), it's clear there is more than enough internal to the U Ses of A to keep their security folks busy. One place to start might be to keep track of who enters and who leaves (crazy, I know); another might be to ban all foreign airlines (maybe yours will finally be profitable?). And the US is wholly within their right to have a No Fry List for their domestic and inbound international flights.
Fair enough.
But Canada's New Government™ (circa 2006) has
Prince Edward Island's economy would spudder and collapse if this List stands: with the entire Lucy Maud Montgomery catalogue about to enter public domain, what will they have left? And Québec--what about the Québecois nation? This List could leave la belle province with nothing but mounds of curds and sauce. Curds and sauce, what is that? Oooztine? My Canada includes late night Québecois unhealthy snacks estie tabarnak calissssse!
First it was trans fats. Now its the List. Tomorrow it will be rice cakes and tofu chew sticks. There'll be nothing to hold onto when it's time for the rubbin' an' luvvin'. Know what I mean? Eh? Eh?
Recently I was again given the priviledge to travel across this great, great homo, Native land (because we gays and our Indigenous pals are taking over people. Deal.) I drove from Halifax to Peggy's Cove 1.5 times (I got lost). I walked the streets of East Montréal to cram some of their very special local meat down my throat. And I changed planes in Toronto. From sea to sea to sea to electric fence we are a proud, noble, and cantankerously self-righteous people. We bicker amongst ourselves while gloating to the rest of the world. Especially our neighbours to the South. Or North if you're from Windsor. Or East if you're from Québec City. Or West if you're from Fredericton. But you know what I mean.
Let's get real: they can't really do it, anyways: no fries would mean no passengers. In mere weeks the US aviation industry would go from having too many too narrow seats to having too many empty ones. And like softwood lumber, the film industry, and exotic dancing, they'd use the List to keep us out. Do as I say, not as I do.
Well do as I say. Say no to the new Canadian No Fry List. Click here and find your MP's email address and right him (they're mostly guys, get real) and tell him to tell Harper to tell Dubya to tell his minions "uh, excuse me please? Would it be OK if we sorta didn't have a No Fry List? Sorry...." today. And tell the Prime Minister too by clicking here to send him an email.
Do it today. Stand up for Canada!
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Date: 2007-06-21 07:26 pm (UTC)How many terrorists are going to travel under their own name?
How many of these guys could go to any number of public places and cause even more damage?
This whole thing is BS disguised as making flights safer for the 'common folk'. Hmm...right... just how many terrorist attacks have we had?
This is definitely going to cause more problems than it solves. If you have a hyphenated middle-eastern name, good luck getting to TO next week.