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British Columbia Acts Against Patriot Act

Posted by timothy on from the let's-trade-wheat-and-dollars-but-not-that-stuff dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to the CBC, the province of British Columbia will guard against the Patriot Act. This affects U.S.-owned companies operating in BC. Canadian subsidiaries in BC will be prohibited from giving certain information to the U.S. government."

2 of 26 comments (clear)

  1. Re:My blog by some+guy+I+know · · Score: 5, Insightful
    because of the U.S. Patriot Act
    It's not the "U.S. Patriot" Act (nor is it just the "Patriot" Act, as the blurb states); it's the "USAPATRIOT" Act.
    Please use the full name.
    The "USAPATRIOT" Act has nothing to do with patriotism, so calling it the "Patriot Act" or "U.S. Patriot Act" is misleading.
    Personally, I pronounce it "the you sap at riot act" to avoid confusion.
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    Those who sacrifice security to condemn liberty deserve to repeat history or something. - Benjamin Santayana
  2. Re:I am so glad to hear this! by Bob_Robertson · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I do so wish the USA would go back inside its own borders and leave the rest of us alone.

    Heck, I live in the US and feel exactly the same way.

    I wish the US government would go back inside its "Ten Mile Square" own borders and leave the rest of us alone.

    The GPL isn't a cancer, GOVERNMENT is.

    Bob-

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    The Ludwig von Mises Institute. The reasoning individuals economics