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buckland@ucs.ubc.ca (Tony Buckland) wrote:

>In article <DHnH5y.9CL@freenet.carleton.ca> bo774@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Kelly Bert Manning) writes:
>>Just what the hell is the big bloody deal about not being able to get a
>>free ride on BC taxpayers as soon as you step off the bus/train/plane?

> Interesting question for someone posting from Ottawa to ask; but the
> big deal is that it is claimed by the federal government to be
> illegal.

Tony, just because a government claims something does not necessarily make
it so.  I am told the the NDP actually did their homework on this one and
have a fairly extensive legal opinion of the matter stating that the 3
months residency requirement is legal.

Axworthy may not like it (and I have no idea why, it doesn't concern him)
but I would expect that he will not be stupid enough to waste more
taxpayers' money dragging it into a court. 

This issue is starting to be rather amusing.  I just listened to a few
calls on a radio show and it looks like it is the Socialists who are
attacking their own government on the issue and folks like me who'd be
really hard pressed to say a thing nice about anything Socialist are
defending it.

My only question to the NDP government on the 3 months rule is:

                     WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG ???


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