Canadian Parliament to Hold Hearings to Prevent Intergalactic War

(Ottawa, Canada) Americans sometimes unfairly look down their noses at Canada. Sometimes, however, there's a valid reason. In my opinion, the following story is evidence that no matter how screwy the U.S. can be, the Canadians can be a bit screwier.

A former high Canadian government official has called for the Parliament to hold hearings on "ethical extraterrestrial societies" currently visiting Earth and how to avoid shooting at them. It's presumed that the "ethical extraterrestrial societies" are not in possession of any futuristic space weapons to defend themselves. Without light sabers, death rays, or photon torpedoes on their intergalactic starships, any attack from Earth would be devastating to the aliens.

From Yahoo.com:

On September 25, 2005, in a startling speech at the University of Toronto that caught the attention of mainstream newspapers and magazines, Paul Hellyer, Canada’s Defence Minister from 1963-67 under Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prime Minister Lester Pearson, publicly stated: "UFOs, are as real as the airplanes that fly over your head."

Mr. Hellyer went on to say, "I'm so concerned about what the consequences might be of starting an intergalactic war, that I just think I had to say something."

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Hellyer warned, "The United States military are preparing weapons which could be used against the aliens, and they could get us into an intergalactic war without us ever having any warning. He stated, "The Bush administration has finally agreed to let the military build a forward base on the moon, which will put them in a better position to keep track of the goings and comings of the visitors from space, and to shoot at them, if they so decide."

Hellyer’s speech ended with a standing ovation. He said, "The time has come to lift the veil of secrecy, and let the truth emerge, so there can be a real and informed debate, about one of the most important problems facing our planet today."

And all along, I've been concerned about is "illegal" aliens, not unarmed intergalactic aliens. Stupid me.

There is entirely too much dope being smoked in Canada.