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| Toronto Star Calls For Canada To Become 51st State |
| 2004-11-16 |
| When U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Ottawa — probably later this year — should he be welcomed? Or should he be charged with war crimes? It's an interesting question. On the face of it, Bush seems a perfect candidate for prosecution under Canada's Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act. This act was passed in 2000 to bring Canada's ineffectual laws in line with the rules of the new International Criminal Court. While never tested, it lays out sweeping categories under which a foreign leader like Bush could face arrest. In particular, it holds that anyone who commits a war crime, even outside Canada, may be prosecuted by our courts. What is a war crime? According to the statute, it is any conduct defined as such by "customary international law" or by conventions that Canada has adopted... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #16 You do? He is? Who'd thunk? |
| Posted by: Conanista 2004-11-16 11:43:32 PM |
| #15 Agreed. I find him nuanced and non-personal in his collective cultural/societal aspersions. He's a true talent. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-16 11:25:52 PM |
| #14 Nah. Not a troll. Nope. Contributor. Deep. Pithy. Valued. Plain as day. Not a troll. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-16 11:08:36 PM |
| #13 Who cares about same-sex marriage in the Yukon and BC? Hell, in the Yukon, they invented the third sex on -60F nights! They got mines, and they got yeller gold, Arrrrr! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-11-16 11:05:19 PM |
| #12 Not sure you want Yukon or British Columbia -- they've legalised same-sex marriage there. ;-) Both provinces will be very welcome, after all their inhabitants are forced-marched to camps along Hudson Bay... :p |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-11-16 10:50:21 PM |
| #11 Just to make it clear ... "can move to Canada" meaning what's left of it. :-) |
| Posted by: Cornîliës 2004-11-16 10:21:09 PM |
| #10 Heck Aris can move there since he is so worried about being able to marry his boyfriend. |
| Posted by: trolling for allen 2004-11-16 10:14:06 PM |
| #9 Aris, the same-sex married can move to Canada, if they want to preserve their status. |
| Posted by: Cornîliës 2004-11-16 9:12:32 PM |
| #8 What's their divorce rate, Aris? |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-11-16 9:11:28 PM |
| #7 Not sure you want Yukon or British Columbia -- they've legalised same-sex marriage there. ;-) |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-11-16 9:04:42 PM |
| #6 Hell, in a fit of nice-guyism, and to sweeten the deal (for us, not for them), we could give them the Northeast blue states in exchange for the Western provinces. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-11-16 8:48:42 PM |
| #5 Well, actually, there would be some positive aspects in that kind of scenario. 1. Ottawa arrests Bush. 2. US declare hostilities and invades. 3. Bush returns to US while occupying force stays to sort out some issues. 4. Requests a reparation for the mental anguish in the form of Alberta and BC. The request may be polite, but would be non-negotiable. (Yukon may be added, it will make a territorial sense). It's a win-win for me. :-) |
| Posted by: Cornîliës 2004-11-16 8:45:52 PM |
| #4 heh heh - attempting to could be hazardous |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-16 8:01:22 PM |
| #3 I think arresting President Bush would be ... unwise. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-11-16 7:32:33 PM |
| #2 Thomas Walkom is an idiot. He should be happy he found some people more delusional than he is to pay him for writing such tripe. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-11-16 7:31:42 PM |
| #1 Screw these idiots. How many U.S. infantry platoons would be needed to conquer Canada, anyway? |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-11-16 7:29:06 PM |