What is wrong with Canada?

I was watching Fox News last night and saw a blurb on Canada banning satellite dishes for home owners (ie. DirecTV, Dish Network, etc).  Why is this?  Any Canadians in this forum?  

Also why has the Canadian military dropped to 55,000 men/women???  You can\'t even defend a country with that amount.  The NYPD has 55,000 people.  I am just curious as to what is going on up there.

[Bobs_Hardware]

Because America will defend it

Originally posted by Bobs_Hardware
Because America will defend it

So true.

Here\'s a link Giga about the the fines and laws concerning satellite dishes.

Click me!

Ace

Nice article Ace.  I especially liked the quote:

"After reading this paper all I can say is "Welcome to Cuba" or worse."

I guess free health care doesn\'t pay off after all.  Instead of increasing security and worrying about world issues the "socialist" government in Canada has nothing better to do than to ban satellite dishes.  Incredible.

This is a protectionist law to prop up Canadian national networks which are just pale imitations of the US originals.  I believe some US networks like MTV and ESPN are not permitted to be broadcast in Canada, and this is just one method they\'re using to make them unavailable to Canadian viewers.  It\'s absurd because it\'s not necessary.  Already, DirecTV and DishNetwork are not licensed be sold in Canada, so any canadian who wants to access their satellites must buy the receiver and dish on the grey market, and submit a fake US address to register with the service.  That\'s already too inconvient for all but the most hardcore satellite freaks, so adding these draconian laws is just absurd.  

Canada and Australia... LOL.  Makes you do this:  :rolleyes:

Plenty.

damn hosers

[GmanJoe]

Damn.....nothing to watch during long winter nights in Canada. Maybe I ought to open a video rental store there!

[Bobs_Hardware]

Australia?

They are just prohibiting the use of American satelite providers, and not out-right banning Satelite service in Canada, eh?! We may have only 2 major providers at the moment, but that doesn\'t limit hundreds of useless channels, and quality programming by the likes of the Fox network, and MTV to be paraded around our living rooms.

Ahhh a Canadian!!!! Hey why have you reduced your military from 90,000 to 55,000 over the past 10 years?  I read that you can\'t even round up 800 men for your next rotation in Afghanistan.  Thats pretty sad.  Nothing against Canada - I love the beer and hockey.  Its understandible if you want to blame it all on Quebec

Originally posted by GigaShadow
Ahhh a Canadian!!!! Hey why have you reduced your military from 90,000 to 55,000 over the past 10 years?  I read that you can\'t even round up 800 men for your next rotation in Afghanistan.  Thats pretty sad.  Nothing against Canada - I love the beer and hockey.  Its understandable if you want to blame it all on Quebec

Haven\'t bothered to investigate as to why this happening, and quite frankly couldn\'t give a rats ass. Politically, Canada is the skinny nerd who lives next to the tough thug, and coincidentally get along like a charm. Provided, the nerd doesn\'t question the intentions of the thug, look him in the eye, or tell him like it is.

Yeah, it is sad.
 

Nah, Quebec is cool; they have great beer, and are very open to randon sexual encounters.

[Kurt Angle]

No satellite?

Next the will be banning computer games!

Originally posted by Zavijava
Provided, the nerd doesn\'t question the intentions of the thug, look him in the eye, or tell him like it is.

And just what is the thug?

Originally posted by Kurt Angle
No satellite?

That\'s right.:rolleyes:

I heard that the Canadian government might be banning access to the internet as well, not sure exactly where I heard that, though it was most likely on Fox news.