Charles writes: I do, however, lament the erosion of civil liberties in a neighbour country...

Snore. Care to list all the "civil liberties" we've lost?

you guys are not as "free" as you once were (for good or bad_.

I'm certainly no expert on what occurs in Cananda but we in the U.S. are free from double jeopardy prosecution by the government should they decide to take another whack at us with the might of their resorces... that so in CN.?

We the folks can initiate legislative measures on election ballot w/o the permission of the government. From what I gather by travels through your country, seems rather unheard of in Canada.

Somedays you're the Canadian and some days you're the baby Fur Seal.