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The Pirate Party of Canada Is Official

Posted by kdawson on from the arrrr-eh dept.

wasme writes "The Pirate Party of Canada has become the first Pirate Party outside of Europe to become an official political party. Elections Canada confirmed with the party that the PPCA has gained 'eligible for registration' status, and can run in elections starting June 14. From the PPCA's official announcement: 'We are pleased to announce that as of April 12, 2010, the Pirate Party of Canada is officially eligible for Party Status. After 10 months of dedication and hard work, we have reached eligible status, which only leaves a 60-day "purgatory" period. After that, we will field candidates in subsequent federal elections, and begin the real work of a political party.'"

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  1. Needs a better name by jdigriz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Americans shoot pirates (the seagoing kind), we need a better name for the Copyright Reform party on this continent. Let's call it the Broadside Party! As in, "Give them a Broadside!". Also has a copyright-related punny meaning. Or maybe the U.S. version can be the Upside Party, as in "Smack them Upside Da Head!"

    1. Re:Needs a better name by jayveekay · · Score: 0, Redundant

      US Navy Seals shot and killed 3 pirates last year. The pirates had attacked a US flagged merchant ship carrying humanitarian aid to Africa, and abducted the US captain and held him hostage for several days.

      Pirates have been hijacking vessels of all kinds off the horn of Africa in recent years and I believe this has resulted in the deaths of both pirates and civilians on the targeted ships, along with the loss of freedom for the many hostages taken.

      While I think that the Pirate Party of Canada does not endorse the hijacking of ships off Africa, that's only because having "Canada" (implies: good, friendly, peaceful, harmless) in the name has greater weight than the word "Pirate" (which implies: lawless, greedy, violent, dangerous).

  2. Yay! by darthdavid · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum etc...