Astute observation...

Submitted by J.S. (Canada), Aug 22, 2005 at 15:51

I would agree with Dr. Pipes' assessment that treason is a defunct concept in the West. Canada's Prime Minister, Paul Martin, recently appointed as Governor-General (or Queen's Representative) an individual with dual citizenship. She has both Canadian and French citizenship. By and large, I don't think most Canadians are terribly upset -- it's "so what?" or "who cares?" I suspect that twenty years ago, it would have mattered -- today, it does not. Attitudes have profoundly changed.

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