perelgut (02/07/83)
I submitted this to "net.general" but I want to make sure I upset the
maximum number of people and so here it is again on can.general.
:-) Stephen Perelgut :-)
I guess I am going to be the first one here (University of Toronto) to get
to reply to that one. It is a hot topic up here in the Great White North. It
seems that our government got a bit carried away in the late '70s when oil
was made to appear scarce. Anyway, our big oil-producing province gained a
lot of political powers at that time and, in an effort to appease them, the
federal government offered them a fantastic deal.
In fact, one government offered them this deal and was brought down after
only 6/9 months. The replacing government got a majority and immediately
offered them an even bigger bribe. This has all led to a windfall of profits
for Alberta and incidentally higher tax profits for our federal gov't.
Canadian politics is currently going through a Marxist phase (Grouch Marx).
Our illustrious(?) leader went on a free vacation to the Far East and, in
defence, said that nobody would mind since everyone was off skiing and
vacationing anyway. The leader of the opposition was just torn apart by
his party since they were doing too well at the political poles. In
Ontari-ari-ari-ooooo the government has just passed legislation saying that
they can do whatever they want, charge the people the do it to for any
expenses incurred, and if you don't like it, you cannot sue them.
On the bright side, we don't spend any money on defence. (Well not
very much.) And welfare/Unemployment up here is free and easy. We
don't have much racism (who can tell colour or creed under all these
clothes :-))
--- Stephen Perelgut ---
P.S. Anyone in the U.S. have an opening for someone who:
Graduated from Engineering Sciences (Comp. option) '79
Worked two years at Bell-Northern Research, maintaining and
enhancing their main compiler.
Is finishing his M.Sc. in Computer Science (Device Management in OS's)
Is currently employed at the CSRG implementing the semantics pass of
a compiler for a new language.
Serious offers should consider that I am booked solid through the
summer, but am seriously considering leaving Ontario before
the current trends toward fascism take a really bad turn.