Re: Big Brother: Bill 160 (fwd)

["jurriaan bendien" <Jbendien@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What's the story ?

Regards

Jurriaan

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> From: Rosenberg, Bill <rosenber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Big Brother: Bill 160 (fwd)
> Date: Thursday, December 11, 1997 8:39 PM
>
> Murray
>
> !!!
>
> Bill
>
>
> ---------------- Forwarded message follows -------------------------
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> Date:          Thu, 11 Dec 1997 18:28:32+0100
> From:          jurriaan bendien <Jbendien@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject:       Re: Big Brother: Bill 160 (fwd)
> To:            pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Reply-to:      pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> In response to Valis:
>
> Yeah I know what you are talking about.  In New Zealand Muldoon set up
the
> Security Intelligence Service in the late 1970s and they used to spy on
> campus, registering political science students among other things.  The
> biggest laugh was when an SIS agent was spotted with a Penthouse in his
> briefcase.
>
> If the Canadian Government is doing draconian things like you say, the
> students should respond by collecting some personal information "without
> requiring permission" on Canadian politicians, publish it, and see how
the
> politicians like it. What does the Canadian Government need this
> information for anyway ? To breed a new generation of model compliant
> citizens ?
>
> In solidarity
>
> Jurriaan.
>
> PS - for a New Zealand link on this issue, try Murray Horton at
> cafca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  He's knowledgable in that area.
>
> > > > The Ontario government is poised to give itself the power to
collect
> > > > and disclose private information about students - including medical
> > > > problems, sexual orientation and religious beliefs -without
requiring
> > > > the students' permission.
> > Etc, etc. etc.
> >
> > Hey, just what gives with Ontario, anyway?  Should we expect boat
people
> > any time soon?
> > The political pox raging there somewhat resembles the unlamented
Muldoon
> > government in New Zealand during the Reaganzeit.
> >
> > I suspect that when Quebec becomes sovereign Canada will simply
dissolve,
> > and the money folks in Ontario are doing their renovations in advance.
> >
> > Any knowledgeable comment from up there?
> >                                                                   valis
> >
>
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