"If you want to cite examples in Canadian law that support the customs officer's claims, feel free."

It's fortunate, then, that no one is asking you to defend the laws of our country. Just obey them while you're here. Phew!

It doesn't matter if they are not real children. The Supreme Court decided the law applies to real children and depictions of them.

Two for one.

If by "TRUE free speech" you mean absolute freedom of expression, I'd agree with you. The problem with your argument though, is that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not entitle you to absolute freedom of expression. Rather, expression may be limited by laws in certain situations.

Yeah, it happens more and more often crossing the border - both ways, actually. Looking for piracy and/or terrorists, I guess.

It doesn't matter if they are real people or not, per the Supreme Court.

Like you mentioned in B), all of the legal proceedings were in the Canadian system. Also per the Canadian system;

Like I said to Mark2000, no. Provisions for artistic merit.

No, and no for any related "So this means that (insert famous art work) should also be banned?" type of arguments. There are provisions for artistic merit within the laws, not unlike America's obscenity laws.

Agree completely.

Aww, I like Superman Returns. It's no 'Serenity,' but I think it gets a bad rap.

Less than a pound of pressure. (they taught me that in whore academy)

WIRED ran an article about some experiments Darpa was running with "the glove" back in 2007. It seems pretty effective, and it not only cools down people while they exercise (or, say, conduct military operations in a desert), it can also warm people submerged in ice water.

"Whoooo! We're number 29!" - Oilers fan

Orson Scott Card - godless smut peddler.

I think there's something wrong with this webpage because when I try to read it everything goes all blurry and then my co-workers laugh at me.

This is going to be fun. I'm rooting (?) for Battlefield Earth.

That's why I voted for it in the last poll. The sweet, spluttering nerd outrage.

Waiting for this one.