The Clocks ticking... (Was: Canada's own DMCA)

[psema4]

> If we're going to change parliament, we should change it not because
> people don't want to spend 5 minutes of their time, a few cents on
> ink, paper, envelope and stamp;  Rather we should change it because
> they pay far more attention to industry funded lobbies than to it's
> own citizens.  (who voted them in to begin with.)

Actually, I'd like to clarify that a little:

In some senses, parliament doesn't have much in the way of choice
between listening to industry lobbies and Canadian citizens since,
unfortunately, a lot of citizens *do not bother* to get involved.

The only way for parliament to get changed-up, is for Canadians to
spend some effort - first in research, then in action.

As a web developer, I am all for ease-of-use.  The problem with online
petitions is that they are a quick-click and forget.

For serious matters such as these copyright reforms, ease-of-use does
not even begin to compare with the value of research and effort.

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