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A Digital Certificate For Every Canadian

Posted by timothy on from the chickens-and-pots dept.

thepacketmaster writes "September 27 of this year, the Canadian government took a quiet step into the online world. Called Government Online, this broad project involves giving every Canadian citizen a digital certificate, which will allow citizens to access their personal government records online. So far they only have the Custom & Revenue Agency online with a simple Change of Address, but there are over a hundred more applications from various agencies ready to be put online. Could this be the start of something good, or is this Big Brother? How about voting online?"

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  1. And the winner is..... by FreeLinux · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    George Schmaltzki's turtle!!! Yea!!!

  2. Look at that horrible spelling! by egg+troll · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    CmdrTaco, is that you?

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    C - A language that combines the speed of assembly with the ease of use of assembly.
  3. Re:you're rather clueless by ari_j · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    First off, 'major Canadian cities' are smaller than major American cities. You can't possibly say that Winnipeg isn't a major Canadian city, and yet it's not even a million people. But even there, since pistols became all but outlawed in Canada, crime has shot way up. And now the criminals that can't get guns resort to knives - there's a significant part of the city where even the locals won't go at night, because of all the knifings. When Grandma and Gangsta Mallone both have guns, it doesn't matter so much that Mallone weighs 3 times what Grandma does. But with crime the way it is in Canada now, muscle is boss.

    About Canadian healthcare - sure, you all have the same level of healthcare, but is it really that good? Most good Canadian doctors come to the United States where they can make real money for their hard work.