From: viking@bnr.ca (Harold Henrikson)
Subject: Re: Labelling (was: Quebec)
Reply-To: viking@bmerh66.bnr.ca
Organization: BNR Ottawa, Fibre Systems Development
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 13:01:10 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.103251.7309@ee.ubc.ca>, jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov03.142856.23047@bmerh85.bnr.ca> viking@bmerh66.bnr.ca writes:
|> >In article <Bx3v16.GMv.1@cs.cmu.edu>, clamen+@CS.CMU.EDU (Stewart Clamen) writes:
|> 
|> [ stuff ]
|> 
|> >|> Stewart M. Clamen			Internet:    clamen@cs.cmu.edu
|> >|> School of Computer Science		UUCP: 	     uunet!"clamen@cs.cmu.edu"
|> >|> Carnegie Mellon University		Phone: 	     +1 412 268 2145
|> >|> 5000 Forbes Avenue			Fax:	     +1 412 268 5739
|> >|> Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3891, USA
|> >
|> >Being from where you are I don't expect you know a hell of a lot about the issue
|> >as it relates to Canada.  You would be correct if we were talking about goods
|> >manufactured and packaged in Canada.  The problem is when we import things because
|> >you arrogant Yanks don't kindly label bilingually in French and English thus
|> >requiring us to open and repackage the stuff.
|> 
|> 
|> This is ridiculous. What kind of pathetic inferiority complex do you have?

Do we need bi-mood labelling here (smiley's for the humourously impaired)?

|> It's one thing that Americans are often ignorant of things outside their
|> country (or even their own state). But this is utterly pathetic. People
|> like you make Canadians look bad, like little backwater whiners. I bet you
|> even bought one of those upside down US flags during the world series. Try
|> rising above the fray, instead of being small, and petty about things? Ok?

I never even watched the world series and really don't give a damn which way up
they flew the flag.  If it bothers you why don't you get your MP to propose a
private member's bill to redesign the flag so it looks the same either way?

|> 
|> "arrogant Yanks don't kindly label bilingually"    
|>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|>     flame bait if I've ever seen it

Except that you're the only one who saw it but, hey, "Americans are often ignorant of things "
isn't?

|> 
|> Why don't you buy Canadian next time? Why is a US business obligated to label
|> in French? If they want the market, they can label in French, if they don't,
|> there are enough companies that DO want the business, that they WILL label in
|> French, in order ro get the Canadian market. Nobody's forcing you to import
|> sheets. 

Idiot.  Its not them who want the market or they would do as you suggest - its Canadians
who want the goods.  As far as buying Canadian goes, kind of hard to do that for a lot of
things.  That's especially true for electronics but its getting true for a lot more things
with the FTA and will be even worse with NAFTA.  The specific example you give is sheets
and that was the subject of the 60 minutes show.  Why were they being imported as opposed
to buying from a Canadian firm?  Probably one of:

1. Even with the repackaging they were cheaper than a Canadian alternative
2. There is no Canadian alternative
3. The quality surpassed any Canadian alternative
4. The importer and his customers are certifiable idiots

Maybe someone on the net can say what the right answer is.
|> 
|> >--
|> >Harold Henriksen                    Bell-Northern Research
|> >email: viking@bmerh694.bnr.ca       Ottawa,Ontario,Canada 
|> >
|> >Pillaging and plundering were more fun than programming!
|> >(Opinions are not my employer's and sometimes not mine)
|> 
|> 
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|>  John Paul Morrison                     |  
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Harold Henriksen                    Bell-Northern Research
email: viking@bmerh694.bnr.ca       Ottawa,Ontario,Canada 

Pillaging and plundering were more fun than programming!
(Opinions are not my employer's and sometimes not mine)
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