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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You're terribly out of date.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