Forwarded-by: Nev Dull In case you did not see "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" last night, you may wish to sign the petition at their website. They are seeking 350,000 people, or(3% of the electorate) to lend their names to a petition calling on the government of Canada to make Stockwell Day change his first name to Doris. (see footnote) You may add your name to the petition at http://www.22minutes.com In light of Stock's campaign, I hope you can participate in this exercise of our democratic right. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Footnote: --------- One of Stockwell Day's platforms is to enact referendum legislation that would allow any group who can get 350,000 signatures to force a referendum on any issue (at the cost of approx. $150 million to hold a federal referendum). To demonstrate the flaws in this approach, This Hour Has 22 Minutes is trying to get 350,000 signatures to force a referendum demanding that Stockwell change his first name to "Doris". To add your name to the petition, just go to http://www.22minutes.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Subject: Quote of the day From: qotd-request@geomatics.ucalgary.ca (Quote of the day) "We demand that the government of Canada force Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris." - comedian Rick Mercer, who is organizing a petition in favour of the name change noted above. [The submitter notes: Canada will be holding its next federal election on November 27. Stockwell Day, leader of the far-right Canadian Alliance party, has been embarassed by the release of internal party documents that conflict with his public statements. One of the leaked documents includes the proposal that a Canadian Alliance government would hold national referenda if 350,000 voters signed a petition. In 48 hours, 228,919 people had added their names to Mercer's petition, found on-line at http://www.22minutes.com/, which could be interesting if Mr. Day happens to win the election.] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Nov. 15, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------- Send quotation submissions to qotd@ensu.ucalgary.ca Send list changes or requests to qotd-request@ensu.ucalgary.ca