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<h2 class="nodetitle">Breaking: RCMP Close to Arrests of Known
Sociologists</h2>
<h4 class="date"><span class="postinfo"><span class="type">BLOG
POST</span> posted on <span class="type">April 25, 2013</span>
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<p>April 25, 2013</p>
<p><strong>When asked about the RCMP arrests made in an
alleged terrorist plot, Prime Minister Stephen Harper had
a warning for Canadians who would “<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/04/25/pol-harper-trinidad.html"
rel="nofollow">commit sociology</a>.”*</strong></p>
<p>The RCMP has confirmed that it is aware of several
sociologist networks operating in a number of Canadian
universities. Sources say arrests are imminent.</p>
<p>While most sociologists currently operating in Canada are
thought to be of the home-grown variety, there appears to be
a great deal of international coordination through various
websites, social media and academic journals.</p>
<p>Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is expected to introduce
emergency minimum sentences legislation for anyone who
commits sociology or provides material support to a known
sociologist network. The legislation could be introduced as
early as tomorrow.</p>
<p>Sources say the RCMP will likely make arrests of known
sociologists in the coming hours. More details will be
provided as the story develops.</p>
<p><em>David Bernans is a Québec-based writer and translator.
He is the author of <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Collateral-Murder/book-Xt2DQOxPt0GzTOc9u47jcA/page1.html"
rel="nofollow">Collateral Murder</a>. Follow him on
twitter <strong>@dbernans</strong>.</em></p>
<p>* An actual quote! This is a satirical article, but,
believe it or not our Prime Minister <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/04/25/pol-harper-trinidad.html"
rel="nofollow">actually said this</a>. It has to do with
the Harper government’s insistence that ignorance is the
best policy when it comes to the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/blog/bernans/17249"
rel="nofollow">root causes of evil</a>.</p>
<p><strong>4:30 pm UPDATE: </strong>This reporter was
interviewing security expert Guy Lapoint on the extent of
sociology in Canada when he was taken away for questioning
by the RCMP. Just before the RCMP barged into Lapoint's
office he was saying, "If only we had some way to find out
what makes people commit sociology, some sort of macro-view
of the whole society that could explain this phenomenon, we
could..."</p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Pat Armstrong, PhD
Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology</pre>
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