This is sad — the administrators at Queen’s have obviously read 1984 and treated it as an instructional manual rather than a dystopic nightmare

Richard Romano on November 19, 2008 at 3:50 PM

What? Like the liberals in America haven’t done the same thing?

I’m trying to locate wealthy Conservatives, like S. Truett Cathy of Chik-Fil-A, to fund a free, private middle and high school that will educate children following conservative principles and a traditional view of America.

Anyone know anyone who might be interested in countering public education?

DerKrieger on November 19, 2008 at 4:11 PM

Some of us are already working on it, DerKrieger. We call it homeschooling.

11 out 0f 13 wrong about Canadas political structure. You have the average American education, congratulations.

Are you a Muslim?

Ahem, I am a recovering Canadian, and am now a proud pistol packing American citizen. Education… Canada’s public school’s finest.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the Queen. The Queen often consults Parliament as to who they would like to see as PM, and tradition dictates that this person be the leader of the dominant party. This is only a tradition and is not codified in any Canadian law. The PM serves at the pleasure of the Queen. I know this is a bitter pill for Canucks to swallow but it is true.

When Canadians go to the election booth, the only federal position they vote on is for their MP (Congressman). The PM does not appear on the ballot. So before any Canadians insult any Americans over perceived value of their respective educations, show me a ballot with the PM on it.

No ballot, no democracy.

BTW, wrong on 11 of 13? BS, it’s all absolutely true and you are shocked as to how ignorant you actually are.

epluribusunum on November 19, 2008 at 7:49 PM

You mean our Prime Minister is/n democratically elected?
That’s news to me. I wonder what all that “election” nonsense was last month?

Here’s your latest mantra; embrace it “pirates are not terrorists; they’re just poor opportunists, taking from those who have too much”. Fate has brung you a good one. Make hay of it, while you can.
Schadenfreude on November 19, 2008 at 4:54 PM

Would Ragnar agree?
Perhaps.
Is it terrorism if you make the people in the smoke filled rooms…. behind the closed doors…. that line the halls of power… to fear, not death or pain from the pirate, but that the pirate / terrorist may not allow them to possess those things with which they bargain for their own power and wealth.

There are pirates; there are Pirates. And some are called, (and call themselves) pirates, who actually only keep the Looters from looting the ones that innovate, work and earn.

I’m pretty sure the ranks of those sort of Pirates are, in the very near future, going to swell to much greater numbers than those off the coast of Africa or on Wall Street.

We don’t have one. (John Galt)
Esthier on November 19, 2008 at 3:59 PM

True. In the unpublished sequel, He was killed in a duel, by Ragnar Danneskjold … over Dagny.

But there are more people who are preparing their own little Galt’s Gulches than you would believe.

Allahpundit on November 19, 2008 at 4:06 PM

Illegitimi non carborundumm

11 out 0f 13 wrong about Canadas political structure. You have the average American education, congratulations.

Are you a Muslim?

Only now does the terrible possibility occur to me: Dude, am I O’Brien?

That, AP, you will never know. If we choose to set you free when we have finished with you, and if you live to be ninety years old, still you will never learn whether the answer to that question is Yes or No. As long as you live it will be an unsolved riddle in your mind.

Students at Queen’s University who sprinkle their dialogue with an assortment of “homo” or “retarded” could find out the hard way that not everyone finds their remarks acceptable.

I went to Queen’s for my MD and moved to the Lone Star State 30 years ago to avoid the national health system.

What is sad to me to see is that Queen’s was always one of the more conservative universities in Canada. It appears that they have gone over to the dark side.

I just pledged my annual support to them for 2008. I received the letter to send the check in with. I guess I’ll just copy APs higlighted section and tell them to stick it. No More Money from me.

Does FIRE take cases from Canada?

Free speech is not enshrined in Canada, as it is the states. Here, even comedians can be brought before Human Rights tribunals. Having a website that speaks poorly of islam, for example, like jihadwatch, is a crime in Canada. Canadian liberals codified a carte blanch legislation years ago that basically says that if someone, and they will determine who that is, has said something derogatory about race, color, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation that person has committed a crime against the state. They call it “promoting hatred” against an “identifiable group”. In other words, hate is now a crime in Canada if expressed. It is such a insanely nebulous idea, even more vague in its definition, that to use it in a legal sense blasphemes all we understand about criminal jurisprudence. But by making it so nebulous, that can apply it whenever, and wherever, they desire.

that would be the initiator of this plan…

Canada,

Head of State – Queen of Canada – Unelected Foreigner
Head of Government – Gov Gen – Unelected Foreigner
Chief Executive – Prime Minister – Unelected – Appointed by the Queen
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces – Queen of Canada – Unelected Foreigner
Federal Senate – Senator – Unelected – Appointed by the Queen
House – MP – Directly and democratically elected
Head of State Provincial – Lieutenant Governor – Appointed by the Queen
Chief Executive Provincial – Premier – Appointed by the Queen
Provincial Senate – Senator – Appointed by the Queen
Provincial House - MPP – Directly and democratically elected
Inalienable Rights of Citizenry – Non-existent – Only the Queen fully and Titled nobles enjoy most of these rights.
Private Property (Real Property) – Only Titled nobles may actually hold land titles.
Power Flow God – Queen (Sovereign) – Government – People

USA

Head of State – President – Elected
Head of Government – President – Elected
Chief Executive – President – Elected
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces – President – Elected
Federal Senate – Senator – Elected
House – Congressman –Elected
Head of State ( State) – Governor – Elected
Chief Executive (State) – Governor – Elected
State Senate – Senator – Elected
State House – Elected
Inalienable Rights of Citizenry – Yes – Codified in the Constitution
Private Property (Real Property) – Yes –US citizens are sovereign and indeed enjoy inalienable rights to own title to land.
Power Flow God – Citizen (Sovereign) – Town – County – State – Federal Government

crr6 on November 19, 2008 at 6:00 PM

So you’re fine with this? It doesn’t represent any kind of trend at all? The fact that so many American leftists point to Canada as an example is irrelevant and unrelated?