Re:UBB overturned - Canada no longer biggest internet loser.
by jeffreyrusso on Thursday February 03, 2011 @12:04AM
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In some ways, I'm envious of Canada's swift reversal of this horrible idea. In the US, we wouldn't have the populist outcry to force action, and even if we did, it would be met with only a token change to the legislation that would succeed at shutting most people up.
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Re:UBB overturned - Canada no longer biggest internet loser.
by reedF211 on Thursday February 03, 2011 @02:23AM
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No need to be envious, threat of an election is a powerful motivator. Liberals are itching to bring the government down and have a new election, there are rumors that the opposition is gonna bring the government down in late-march/early April. Conservatives don't want to be on the wrong side of the public opinion on a populist issue like this going into a potential election. This is pure politics at work. I hate to be cynical but if an election did not look imminent I doubt the government would have acted so quickly.