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Politics : Prime Minister Jean Chretien -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (56)11/18/2002 10:54:24 AM
From: average joe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 443
 
"Well, wait a minute. Give me some time to think. I'm SURE we can match you! :-)"

I'm sure you can!

"Wasn't that because it makes more sense? I thought the whole Commonwealth had done that. We seem to be the final hold-outs."

From a practical point of view it made zero sense. New fuel taxes were also added at about the same time the conversion was introduced which effectively hid how much the country was being gouged at the pumps.

The queen is still our official head of state. To change that would cost billions in reprinting of government and legal texts.

"Uh, when's your next election? That boy sounds about half a dozen bottles short of a six-pack."

Whaddya expect from a Baptist preacher.

"Well, look, there are about half a billion Indians who still want to get into Canada. :-)"

The truth is Canada is more worried about it's Indians than they are Islamic terrorists. And yes U.S. Indians would much rather live in Canada.

Marcos won't admit it but this is his hero...

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