thanks for clearing that up. No the ends calteinry don't justify the means, at least where chief Blair is concerned. nothing excuses him for creating non-existant laws, or getting fast and loose witht he truth. To me, that just makes a community far more insecure.I have a problem with the fact many blogging tories and con callers of radio callin shows are basically calling for proteting to be illegal.They're saying all protesters (they don't distinguish between vandals and peaceful demonstrators) were doing illegal things; even giving the peace sign to police officers warranted a strike by a billy club. Since when did we as Canadian society become this intolerant?I'm also sick of their (conservatives; harpercon cheerleaders) telling us that they're (protesters; demonstrators; even passersby who were arrested for being at wrong place at wrong time) all unemployed spoiled brats who never worked a day in their lives and live in their parents' basements. It's too simplistic of them to say that we don't know police state as we haven't seen North Korea or Iran. Well, Police states and fascist regimes aren't built over night neither.