Que Sera Sera

[glen mccready]

Forwarded-by: Nev Dull <nev@sleepycat.com>

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.

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Footnote:
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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

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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
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