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Canada's Conference Board Found Plagiarizing Copyright Report
An anonymous reader writes "There is a storm
brewing in Canada as the prestigious Conference Board of Canada has
been caught
plagiarizing US copyright lobby group documents in a report on copyright
reform. The report was funded by the Canadian copyright lobby as
well as by the Ontario government. The Conference Board has acknowledged
some errors, but stands by the report, while the Ontario government admits
spending thousands of dollars and it now wants some answers."
You're terribly out of date. American football is the most watched sport in America.
Baseball is America's "national pastime," but that's little beyond a marketing term at this point.
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I find it strange that any citizen with a choice chooses to live in a country that has a death penalty, a history of drafts in offensive war time, and a gun lobby that's so powerful it scares politicians.
I rather like the fact that this Canadian's guns scare the politicians of his adopted country, the U.S.A.
I've been a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. since 2006, and intend to apply for citizenship in 2011.
The only thing I ever got from Canada was:
1. No, you can't deduct the mortgage interest on your home.
2. No, you can't file jointly because your spouse stays home to raise your home children -- damn you denying daycare workers jobs!
3. No, you don't have the right to free speech, bare arms, or otherwise criticize the government unless we tell you you can.
4. No, you don't have title to your home in Ontario, we maintain a record of your tenancy in our government database. You car either.
5. No, you can't spend your money to save your life. Get in line for "free" health care.
6. And lastly, who the hell are you to be so rich as to be able to pay a kid to mow your lawn?
Do not mistake transient governments for the principles on which a nation is founded. I'll take "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" over "Peace, Order, and Good Government" any day, even if I have to blow the head off of some daft politician to preserve it. Hell yes, I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
But, I suppose this is something suckers of socialist pablum don't get.
In Liberty, Rene
Don't forget, those of the US of A have a baseball competition called the World Series ... totally ignoring the rest of the world as the players are all from the US of A!
Hey, you managed to be wrong twice in one sentence! First, because there are two Canadian teams, second because even I, who loathes baseball as well as football and basketball, know that there is a significant amount of the players that are not from the USA.
To be more precise: Overall, 28.0 percent of the 818 players (748 active 25-man roster players and 70 disabled or restricted Major League players) on April 5th rosters were born outside the 50 United States, representing 15 countries and territories. The all-time highs occurred in 2005, when 29.2 percent (242/829) of Opening Day players were foreign-born, and in 2007, when 246 players were born outside the U.S., totaling 29.0 percent of all players. Last season, 239 players from a pool of 855 were foreign-born, also totaling 28.0 percent. [...] In addition, 3,335 of the 6,973 Minor League players under contract -- 47.8 percent -- were born outside the United States, the same percentage as last season (3,356/7,021). Minor League players span 41 countries and territories, up from 36 one year ago.
On top of all this, you have these comments about the egotism of the US even though you are Australian. Have you seriously ever took a step back and looked at your country? In terms of ego, Australia is basically an order of magnitude greater than the US. The main difference is that the rest of the world just generally ignores them. And I say all that even though I like Australia (and will be there in a couple of months!) Imagine what the people who like Australia about as much as you like the US say...
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Point taken. As said above, I really try to avoid spectator sports as much as possible. I guess it also proves the point as to just how commercially unsuccessful pro baseball in Canada can be.
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