Freedom of Speech is under attack in France

[Hamilton Steele]

Cool, I had no idea I was a redneck! (You know, I always wanted one of those funky tuxedo jackets... you know the fuzzy one with red and black squares. Wal-Mart, here I come!)

Yes, you are allowed to renounce your Canadian citizenship (just like Conrad Black). All you have to do is submit a written application for renunciation of Canadian citizenship, for assessment by Canada's Senior Citizenship Judge (employed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada).
In 2000, a total of 96 Canadians did such and ALL requests were granted/honoured or ‘allowed’.

The key word you're not catching in your statement is *APPLICATION.* IE: I have to *ASK PERMISSION* Rest assured I have **TWICE** and it's been denied both times.

Ok,
People make the comment "If you don't like it here, leave" all the time. And it has got to be one of the most short-sighted and narrow minded statements a person can make.

Allow me to explain,

History is filled with people that bitch about the problems and did NOT leave.

For examples:
Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Ghandi

I'm certain that Rosa Parks was told on more than one occaision, "If You Don't Like it then You can Leave" by many people in the southern United States. The irony behind those that make this comment is many weren't, or didn't consider themseleves racists. And even in some cases those making the comment were black.

The "Like it or Leave it" attitude demands an adherance to the status quo. And sometimes the status quo is just plain WRONG! Even if it is in a democratic society and the majority practice or want it that way.

The Stonewall Riots of 1969 (New york) represented a rebellion against an attitude that was deeply ingrained in the values and beliefs of Americans. In the early 70s homosexuality was considered a disease by the American Psychiatric Association. (Look at their diagnostic manual from that time period if you require proof.) It's laughable by the standards of today. But least we forget how it used to be.

I could really go off on a 10 page rant here. Suffice it to say I'm politcally active. Every week you can find me at politcal rallys, meetings and I'm part of 2 lobby groups.

So I'll just end this by saying this,

I may not always LIKE IT.
But that doesn't mean I'm going to always LEAVE IT.
And that does not mean I'm going to ACCEPT IT!
Because sometimes I going to STAY AND FIGHT IT!

[Jasun]

You know, sometimes I stand in the kitchen and twirl around and around like a beautiful dervish.

Other times I throw things at peole.

I miss living in Toronto, and what I liked the most about Toronto was that the people who just couldn't hack it were politely shown the closest VIA rail train and sent packing.

I found a pile of dog shit on a stump outside my house this morning.

LA sun is nice.

What were we talking about again?

[Paco]

You know, sometimes I stand in the kitchen and twirl around and around like a beautiful dervish.
Other times I throw things at peole.
I miss living in Toronto, and what I liked the most about Toronto was that the people who just couldn't hack it were politely shown the closest VIA rail train and sent packing.
I found a pile of dog shit on a stump outside my house this morning.
LA sun is nice.
What were we talking about again?

Uh, you want to share with me what you are on, puh leez?

[Jasun]

Uh, you want to share with me what you are on, puh leez?

Sure.

thus proving that even the Redneck Conservative Canadians who inexplicatbly live in the desolations of Alberta and the stuck up elitist snobs who think they're better than every one else (because they are) who live in Toronto can still party together so long as there's enough to go around.