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My guess is
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if the average citizen was told that they had 5 minutes left to live, and they were alone in their house,
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a good percentage of Canadians would devote
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2 or 3 of those last minutes on earth
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to erasing their harddrive.
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Not because they're criminal,
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but because it might contain something that's,
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uh, what's the expression I'm looking for?
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"Nobody's business".
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And that includes the Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews.
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Now Vic, Vic's a nice guy,
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but he's got this thing.
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He likes to peek,
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or at least he wants to peek into your harddrive.
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He wants to be able to get your computer's IP address without a warrant.
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He wants all of your computer online traffic recorded.
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It's his thing.
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Now Vic says it's no big deal.
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It's like a phone book.
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Now I trust Vic, I do,
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but I asked a computer geek friend of mine,
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and he says "no, no it's nothing like a phonebook,
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in fact it's like a fingerprint,
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except it's a fingerprint that can tell Vic
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how much money you make
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what you read
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where you get your news
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what you say to your best friend
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what turns you on
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and how you vote."
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Gee, is that all, Vic?
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Because um, that makes me uncomfortable.
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Now Vic says we have a choice to make here.
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We can side with the Conservatives and let Vic peek,
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or we can side with the child pornographers.
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Now unfortunately for Vic,
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he forgot one very important thing:
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Canadians aren't that stupid[sic].
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And thank god, because Vic, you can call us all the names you want,
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but that doesn't change the fact
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we're not going to let you peek.
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That doesn't make us criminal,
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it makes us Canadian.
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It's why we shut our blinds at night.
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The state has no business in the hard drives of the nation.
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You wanna peek, Vic?
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Convince a judge, get a warrant.
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[APPLAUSE]
