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   Message 137,074 of 137,311   
   James Nicoll to Evelyn C. Leeper   
   Re: Montreal Worldcon code of conduct   
   13 Nov 25 16:02:25   
   
   From: jdnicoll@panix.com   
      
   In article <10f4sia$26gpu$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Evelyn C. Leeper  wrote:   
   >   
   >Do not forget that Montreal is in Canada, and their free speech laws   
   >differ from those of the US. In specific, Canada has laws restricting   
   >hate speech, obscenity, and defamation. Montreal is, so far as I can   
   >tell, merely trying to incorporate this information in their Code of   
   >Conduct.   
      
   Montreal is also in Quebec so it may be an idea to learn one or   
   two phrases in French, such as Bonjour (Hello), Merci (thank you),   
   and Je suis maudit Anglais (I am not from Quebec).   
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