On Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at 08:45 AM, Steve Thompson wrote: > A close friend confided to me that she's aware that the Canadian > government is > working with the publishers of various dictionaries to compile a list > of words > which in some rare circumstances could threaten national security. > > She expects that once the list is complete, officials will consider > introducing legislation. Surely they don't intend to outlaw using the words at all. Even outlawing the use of specific words in specific contexts would probably be difficult to enforce as a practical matter. The only way I can forsee this being used is as an enhancment charge like when a person is sometimes charged with carrying a gun during commision of a felony even if it's not displayed or used.
