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Canada: Putting The Pee In Protest
Ottawa Sun (CN ON)
Saturday 02 Dec 2000 Website: http://www.canoe.ca/OttawaSun Author: James Wallace PUTTING THE PEE IN PROTEST Toronto -- Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty wants to flood Mike Harris' office with "pee-mail." McGuinty began an e-mail protest campaign yesterday on his party's website to ridicule the Tory government's plan to start testing welfare clients suspected of drug use. "Let's send Mike Harris a pee-mail telling him he should provide the first urine sample," he said. Under the plan, any welfare client may be forced to submit urine samples to the government for drug testing or risk having benefits cut. PLAN 'DISCRIMINATES' Anyone who fails and refuses treatment will also have their benefits cut. McGuinty said the plan discriminates against people on welfare and likely violates both Canada's Constitution and the province's Human Rights Code. "The fact is that people on welfare are no more likely to suffer from drug addiction than the rest of the population," he said. McGuinty also mocked the initiative this week by introducing a private member's bill that would force MPPs to submit urine samples for testing. Web surfers can log on to www.ontarioliberal.com and find links to the Liberal goose, who will send Harris a "What's Good For the Goose Is Good For The Gander" e-mail. "I want people to understand how mean-spirited it is to demand that only one group in society that receives government cheques provide urine samples in exchange for their benefits," McGuinty said.
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