<strong>Written By:</strong> jensonj
<strong>Date:</strong> 2007-06-13 09:24:33
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The first is what drew the industry standing ovation - unauthorized camcording will not be tolerated in Canada even if it means diverting law enforcement resources from health and safety issues to movie theatres.
The second is that private meetings, foreign pressures and lobbyist drafted bills is how law gets made in Canada.'"
<a href="http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/223795">http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/223795</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3IpXAbi5Dw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3IpXAbi5Dw</a>
<a href="http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/12/1150200">http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/12/1150200</a>
"The first is what drew the industry standing ovation - unauthorized camcording will not be tolerated in Canada even if it means diverting law enforcement resources from health and safety issues to movie theatres."
Nice to see that our "Free Enterprise" government in Ottawa has it's priorities in the right order.
After all, we can't have a low grade copy of the latest Hollywood tax write-off piece of crap motion picture with as much plot consistency as a toddler's diaper-load being distributed on the Internet, now can we?
Imagine this: CSIS and the RCMP staking out theatres, and getting new ideas for their fascist wet-dreams from the latest Grade F action-flick playing at the local Cinema 6, or whatever other number they have this week.
Cops on popcorn and cola, standing on guard for thee.
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