Obama’s bio a state secret in Canada

according to Canadian government officials, a biography of U.S. President Barack Obama provided to Prime Minister Stephen Harper shortly after Mr. Obama's inauguration last January qualifies as a state secret.

Under the Access to Information Act, Canwest News Service requested all briefing materials provided to the prime minister ahead of Mr. Obama's visit to Canada in February.

The 77 pages of heavily censored documents released to Canwest include memos to Mr. Harper from his foreign-policy adviser, a letter from Canada's former ambassador to the United States, Michael Wilson, as well as talking points to prepare Mr. Harper for the meeting. It also includes biographies of the president and officials who accompanied the president on the trip to Canada, including National Security Advisor James Jones, National Economic Council director Lawrence Summers, Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.

In blacking out the biographies of the president and his entourage, officials cited a section of the act that allows the government to refuse records whose disclosure could be "injurious to the conduct of international affairs, the defence of Canada or any states allied or associated with Canada."

Retired colonel Michel Drapeau, an expert in access-to-information law at the University of Ottawa, said it's not surprising that much of the briefing material on such a high-level meeting was being withheld. Canadian courts have tended to support the government's view that releasing such materials could hurt relations with other countries, he said.

But he said it was "silly" for Canadian officials to withhold the biography of such a prominent public figure.

WHO would be protected by the whole damn world? Why?

“It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see...”

“You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?”

“No,” said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, “nothing so simple. Nothing anything like to straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people.”

“Odd,” said Arthur, “I thought you said it was a democracy.”

“I did,” said ford. “It is.”

“So,” said Arthur, hoping he wasn’t sounding ridiculously obtuse, “why don’t the people get rid of the lizards?”

“It honestly doesn’t occur to them,” said Ford. “They’ve all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they’ve voted in more or less approximates to the government they want.”

“You mean they actually vote for the lizards?”

“Oh yes,” said Ford with a shrug, “of course.”

“But,” said Arthur, going for the big one again, “why?”

“Because if they didn’t vote for a lizard,” said Ford, “the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?”

Because we all all ruled by lizards...

Current status of Obama eligibility-related legal cases:
OBAMA LEGAL CASES

Docket
Allen v. Soetoro
Freedom Of Information Act Arizona District
Filed
Proposed amended complaint

Ankeny v. Daniels (and McCain) Indiana State
Dismissed

Barnett v Obama
formerly Keyes v Obama et al Fed CA Central
Dismissed

Berg v. Obama et al Fed PA Eastern
Dismissed
3rd Circuit Appeals Appealed Brief FEC
Hearing 26-Oct-2009
Supreme Court Of The United States
Denied

Berg v. Obama Fed DC District
Dismissed

Brockhausen v. Andrade
Dismissed

Broe v. Reed Washington State Supreme
Dismissed

The Church of Jesus Christ Christian/Aryan Nations of Missouri et al v. Obama et
Dismissed

Cohen v. Obama DC
Dismissed

Connerat v. Browning
Dismissed

Connerat v. Obama FL Small Claims
Dismissed
Refiled

Cook v. Good et al GA Middle
Dismissed

Cook v. Simtech FL Middle
Dismissed

Craig v. US
Judgment in favor of defendant
Dismissal Affirmed
Supreme Court Of The United States Writ Denied 29-Sep-2009

Dawson v. Obama California Eastern District
Dismissed

Donofrio v Wells
NJ State Dismissed
NJ Supreme Court Denied
Supreme Court Of The United States
Denied

Ealey v. Obama TX Houston
Dismissed Complaint

Essek v. Obama KY Eastern
Dismissed Order

Gopalan v Obama III et. al CA Southern
Dismissed Complaint

Greenberg v. Brunner
Dismissed

Hamblin v Obama/McCain Arizona District
Dismissed Complaint
Response and Motion to Dismiss
Dismissed

Herbert v. Obama et al Fed FL Middle
Dismissed

Hollister v. Soetoro Fed DC
Dismissed
Appealed

Hunter v. Obama
Dismissed

Judy v. McCain
Dismissed

Kerchner et al v. Obama et al
1:09-cv-00253-JBS-JS Fed NJ
Filed
Motion to Dismiss

Keyes v. Bowen Superior Court of CA
Dismissed Petition
CA Court of Appeals Appealed

Keyes v. Lingle
Dismissed

Lightfoot v. Bowen
Supreme Court Of The United States
Denied

Marquis v. Reed
Dismissed

Martin v Lingle HI State
Dismissed
29643 HI State Appeal
Dismissed

Morrow v. Barak Humane Obama Fed FL Miami
Dismissed

Neal v. Brunner
Dismissed

Neely v. Obama Fed MI
Dismissed

Patriot Heart’s Network v Soetoro DC
Denied

Rhodes v. Gates TX West
Denied
Rhodes v. MacDonald GA Middle
Denied Rehearing

Roy v. Obama Fed HI
Dismissed

Schneller v. Cortes
PA Supreme Court
Denied
Supreme Court of the United States
Dismissed

Stamper v. US
Dismissed

Strunk Fed NY Eastern
Dismissed
Strunk 2nd Circuit
Denied
Strunk v U.S. Department of State
FOIA Fed District of Columbia
Filed, Discovery staid Complaint
09-5322 DC Circuit
Appealed

Sullivan v. Marshall
Dismissed

Thomas v. Hosemann Fed Dist Hawaii
Dismissed

Terry v. Handel
Denied

Welch v. Mukasey et al NY Northern D
Dismissed

Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz CT State
Dismissed

Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz
Supreme Court Of The United States
Denied

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