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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: [OT] Trudeau devaluing citizenship even further Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 18:58:05 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 43 Message-ID: <20240530185805.000008c3@example.com> References: <20240529152704.00006035@example.com> <20240530103539.00007aab@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 00:58:06 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7c794a44952359af9acaf26eb75b7a97"; logging-data="1987985"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/l+62R21cF1j+P+s1eIqvBJaJk0G0Zito=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:KrkrQzCfU4B3OFQIMnqMnPAum/U= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240530-8, 5/30/2024), Outbound message X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Bytes: 3139 On Thu, 30 May 2024 10:58:02 -0700 The Horny Goat wrote: > On Thu, 30 May 2024 10:35:39 -0400, Rhino > wrote: > > >I assume you're being facetious and wouldn't actually support these > >changes just for the dubious benefit to Gretzky's grandkids given the > >rather more dramatic negative consequences of the legislation. > > If you're suggesting I thought it was "the Gretzky bill" then no I > don't. > > Do I think some underling might have mentioned it in passing during > liberations in the drafting of the bill? Wouldn't surprise me at all. > > But for sure I'm sure you agree that even if Gretzky isn't the most > famous living Canadian he's in the top 2 or 3. > > Never mind "old soldiers never die they just pass away..." - at least > as far as Canada is concerned you could say the same concerning hockey > players! I actually put forth the idea when the government was searching for a replacement for the chairmanship of that inquiry into foreign interference in elections - after David Johnson self-destructed his image - that they should pick someone known to all Canadians and respected by all, specifically Wayne Gretzy. Of course this was a comment here on Usenet or maybe on YouTube so it never got adopted but I think people might have actually trusted the results of that inquiry a lot more than whatever some Trudeau-picked judge had to say. Having said that, I have no idea what Gretzky's politics are. He may be a hard-left "progressive" like Trudeau and Singh and their respective crews and be hopelessly biased in favour of the Liberals. But I agree that he's certainly one of the very best known Canadians within Canada. Mind you, I'm thinking of our generation. I don't know what the Gen Z folks or millenials know of him; perhaps he is virtually unknown to them since he hasn't played in so long now. -- Rhino