I was reading around Christmas last year that b/c of the new, extensive US databases, Canada's denying entry to more and more people. These were more recent arrests, but the article was talking about people who'd be cited for pot in the '70s being turned back, even if they're previously been able to get in, no problem.
Canada seriously needs to reevaluate what resources (and how crappy they are on this end) they're using to allow entry, but with Stephen Harper around - don't hold your breath!
I was reading around Christmas last year that b/c of the new, extensive US databases, Canada's denying entry to more and more people.
Gods, who knows how many lists I've been on. I belong to antiwar groups and all (and isn't the whole issue ironic in an awful, cringeworthy way?)
Canada seriously needs to reevaluate what resources (and how crappy they are on this end) they're using to allow entry, but with Stephen Harper around - don't hold your breath!
It looks like he might be around for quite a while if the Liberals don't get their heads out of their asses and support the Throne Speech. Because now? Is not a good time, y0. *shakes them*
Any other civilized country would be looking at the kind of people we detain and thinking - hey, I want those people!
Oh, I caught an As it Happens the other week w/ Stefan Dion and his accent of awesome gettin' all aggressive about that. I haven't paid attention enough to be able to tell when would be a good time, but Harper hasn't done anything to *really* piss off the public, and Dion "coalition" in not supporting would be 1/2 Party We're Actively Organizing Against and 1/2 Party We're Sorta Alligned With But Who Knows How Long That Will Last. This is not a recipe for victory in my book. I swear - watching the left in up north is like watching the left here about 10 years ago, when we were all fractured and so caught up in our own ideas we couldn't even be in the same room. And look what we got. But it's worse up there, because there's power - a D is a D is a D, but nobody up there can stand to suck it up and lose power for the greater good.
(See Canada? Let the cranky young American fix your politics for you!)
I heard that one! Accent of Awesome ftw! I was in my car and I sat there like a dork until the interview was finished. I swear, I could listen to him read the phone book, like All. Day.
Not to mention that Dion may be reallyreally smart but he's not Andrew Carnegie. The guy needs a PR makeover. I mean, I like him, but, um. Me liking him means less than nothing. (I'd love to sit him down and feed him some cocoa and cookies, he's got that kind of vibe). I was really hoping that the Liberals would win in whatever that riding is in Québec that's been Liberal for years and was a Major Test of Dion's leadership. IIRC, the NDP won that one, and that made the party look even more chaotic and disjointed. The Liberals remind me of the Democrats now, even. They need to all be on the same page (I don't think they are, really; they're just all on the side of People Who Hate Republicans).
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Canada seriously needs to reevaluate what resources (and how crappy they are on this end) they're using to allow entry, but with Stephen Harper around - don't hold your breath!
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Gods, who knows how many lists I've been on. I belong to antiwar groups and all (and isn't the whole issue ironic in an awful, cringeworthy way?)
Canada seriously needs to reevaluate what resources (and how crappy they are on this end) they're using to allow entry, but with Stephen Harper around - don't hold your breath!
It looks like he might be around for quite a while if the Liberals don't get their heads out of their asses and support the Throne Speech. Because now? Is not a good time, y0. *shakes them*
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Oh, I caught an As it Happens the other week w/ Stefan Dion and his accent of awesome gettin' all aggressive about that. I haven't paid attention enough to be able to tell when would be a good time, but Harper hasn't done anything to *really* piss off the public, and Dion "coalition" in not supporting would be 1/2 Party We're Actively Organizing Against and 1/2 Party We're Sorta Alligned With But Who Knows How Long That Will Last. This is not a recipe for victory in my book. I swear - watching the left in up north is like watching the left here about 10 years ago, when we were all fractured and so caught up in our own ideas we couldn't even be in the same room. And look what we got. But it's worse up there, because there's power - a D is a D is a D, but nobody up there can stand to suck it up and lose power for the greater good.
(See Canada? Let the cranky young American fix your politics for you!)
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I heard that one! Accent of Awesome ftw! I was in my car and I sat there like a dork until the interview was finished. I swear, I could listen to him read the phone book, like All. Day.
Not to mention that Dion may be reallyreally smart but he's not Andrew Carnegie. The guy needs a PR makeover. I mean, I like him, but, um. Me liking him means less than nothing. (I'd love to sit him down and feed him some cocoa and cookies, he's got that kind of vibe). I was really hoping that the Liberals would win in whatever that riding is in Québec that's been Liberal for years and was a Major Test of Dion's leadership. IIRC, the NDP won that one, and that made the party look even more chaotic and disjointed. The Liberals remind me of the Democrats now, even. They need to all be on the same page (I don't think they are, really; they're just all on the side of People Who Hate Republicans).