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| 946.1 | | TROOA::SOLEY | Fall down, go boom | Thu Jul 13 1995 11:07 | 9 |
| Fearless? Too *&!^@ busy to pay much attention maybe but fearless?
In order to do this one think they will have to do is dismantle mostly
the Freedom of Information and Individual Privacy Act that was one of
the last gasps of the Miller PC's. It says, in essense that when the
government collects some information about me they have to a) tell me
what it's for and b) not use it for anything they did not tell me
about. This means that the coordiantion of information that is being
discussed is, at this point illegal.
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| 946.2 | How about tatooed serial #'s? | POLAR::ROBINSONP | Waiting for the Sun | Thu Jul 13 1995 11:36 | 6 |
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Hmmm... maybe it's to be able to tell the difference when/if the
mass exodus from Quebec occurs, to avoid the "ethnic cleansing"
if the referendum is successful.
...Naaaah!
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| 946.3 | Un-flipping-believable | KAOFS::D_STREET | | Thu Jul 13 1995 12:01 | 8 |
| Don't worry Gary, according to the paper today Mike Harris says:
"We've got other priorities right now"
didn't exactly say it won't be done now did he ?
Derek.
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| 946.4 | I Think The Honeymoon Is About To End... | KAOFS::LOCKYER | | Thu Jul 13 1995 12:20 | 6 |
| Derek, did the newspaper article specifically talk about ID? If so,
did I get the basic facts right?
I'm really hoping I heard wrong - if I heard right, I can't believe
thye're serious and can't wait for the backlash! This government could
easily win the "Least Popular In The Shortest Time" award.
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| 946.5 | | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Thu Jul 13 1995 12:59 | 5 |
| What you guys need in Ontario is a Premeir like Jacques Parizeau!!!
Right Gary?!?!
Ray.
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| 946.6 | not to worry... | TROOA::TRINNEER | | Fri Jul 14 1995 12:04 | 17 |
| Garry,
I think the ID with fingerprint story you picked up was about a
proposal to have an ID card for welfare recipients. The purpose is to
avoid double dipping. As welfare is administered by municipalities,
some people are receiving benefits in more than one municipality, eg in
both Scarborough and Toronto. The news report I heard said that an
estimated 3% of welfare dollars go to double or triple or quadruple
dippers. I don't remember the dollar quoted, but it was significant.
The ID card is part of a program being proposed to eliminate this
fraud. The card would only be used to receive benefits, much like we
use bank cards today. No need for the paranoia - Visa cards are also
likely to end up with thumb prints.
So Garry, if I understood this correctly, you won't have to worry about
carrying an Ontario citizenship card.
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| 946.7 | | KAOFS::D_STREET | | Fri Jul 14 1995 12:22 | 5 |
| I saw in the paper Mike Harris is suggesting a single identity card,
like the one for welfare, with the fingerprint/photo. Although "it is
not a priority".
Derek.
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| 946.8 | | CSC32::BROOK | | Thu Jul 27 1995 14:16 | 12 |
| The fingerprint thing is picked up from the USA ... TO get a driver's
license in Colorado, you must give a thumbprint. I did ... but only
under protest ... There is a long history of the affiliation of giving
fingerprints and criminal activity in the UK and Canada, but in the US
it seems to go with a general government attitude of "You must be
guilty of something ... we just haven't caught you yet."
This is a definite infringement on freedom.
Stuart
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| 946.9 | Smudge it!! | POLAR::ROBINSONP | Waiting for the Sun | Thu Jul 27 1995 14:18 | 6 |
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re -.1 under protest..
There's hope for you yet Stuart!!
Cheers, Pat
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| 946.10 | | CSC32::BROOK | | Thu Jul 27 1995 14:24 | 3 |
| It was electronic ... can't be smudged!
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