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   Message 2,869 of 3,261   
   John Levine to All   
   Re: not really about Lac Megantic report   
   13 Aug 14 23:00:50   
   
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   From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >>The Canadian legal system only separated from the British in the 20th   
   >>century, so there really are significant differences from US practice.   
   >>As a trivial example, lawyers still wear wigs and robes in court.   
   >>(I've seen them.)   
   >   
   >Robes yes, wigs no.   
      
   A few years back when I was at the Ottawa City Hall, they sure seemed   
   to have something made of other creatures' hair on their heads.   
      
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   John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",   
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