Not that is not something to be proud of, but I also noticed that not only did the government apologize, but Parliament did as well. Now contrast that with the US reaction.
On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > right it was what, two weeks or something? Around 1972 or 73? I dunno about > justified, as a lot of countries have had kidnappings without going there, > but my point is, it's not like all countries that have the power invoke it > at the drop of a hat any time they can. > > But I'm not sure they don't do the same, just sneakier.... I m sure you > don't think Maher Arer is something to be proud of, right? > > but that is a different story. > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:07 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> If you are talking about the War Measures Act, that was only ever >> intended for a very limited period of time. Moreover given what was >> happening with the multiple bombings and the kidnappings I think it >> was quite justified. >> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > well... they had martial law once in canada in my lifetime, for a few >> days, >> > then never again. But that's canada, and I suspect they are just sneakier >> > now. This definitely seems worth asking about. >> > >> > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Once you give Government power they will use it, and will never give it >> up. >> >> >> >> This was what the opponents to the patriot act said in the first place, >> but >> >> it was political suicide to oppose the act at that time. >> >> >> >> Remember some Senators said that they should not let a crisis go to >> >> waste... >> >> >> >> On 19 March 2012 01:58, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > well there's the "this is only for emergencies" theory but I don't >> really >> >> > buy that. Look at the way the Patriot act got subverted . On the other >> >> > hand... disaster preparedness is indeed the job of the government. >> Maybe, >> >> > when I take another look, the key to this will be how it gets >> triggered. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:348754 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
