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From: shindman@utcs.UUCP (Paul Shindman)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: patent office closure
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 12:52:31 EDT
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Sounds a lot like more of the new government's blind enthusiasm to
make themselves look like they're doing something.  This decision was
probably made by some bumbling government amateur who arbitrarily
picked it from a list.

Unfortunately we still have to put up with several years of irrational
and illogical (aka stupid) moves by the new feds as they make their
mark known in their respective ministries.  The patent office is only
one of a list of very questionable "decisions" made in Ottawa.  Recall
that one of the first programs cut when the Tories came to power was
the national census.  It was quickly restored after industry screamed and
told the government what it was used for...you'd think that they would find out
first before they cut it...

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