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Nobody in #Canada seems to mind that the consumer #CarbonTax was scrapped without a decision by #parliament. You see, Canada is a #monarchy. The #Crown has to approve all acts, and it can withdraw approval, too. While it's difficult to make new acts without parliament, it's easy to scrap them. Canadians have seen this before.

In this case, the Crown (Her Excellency the Governor General in Council) simply changed the Regulation under the Act and set the tax rates at zero. The Act remains. #law

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Did you know that in #Ancient #Rome, having a death wish was desirable?

#Military service was important in Ancient Rome & the highest honour was the 'corona muralis'. This was a golden #crown resembling city walls.

It was presented exclusively to the man who first placed the flag of its troop unto a besieged city wall.

This meant being the first to climb the wall, which made you THE target.

Those few survivors became instant #celebrities for generations to come.