Canada goes insane!

[Will]

11/20/08
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are "functionally disabled by obesity" deserve to have two seats for one fare.

The airlines had lost an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal in May and had sought to launch a fresh appeal at the Supreme Court. The court's decision not to hear a new appeal means the one-person-one-fare policy stands.

The appeal had been launched by Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz and WestJet.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/...us_obesity_odd

[jameswheel]

Fat people have rights too, here in Canada we respect that.

[Will]

Canadians have the right to get that fat without consequence?

[Fangz]

well now that airlines charge for snacks i think they figured they would break even

[Fangz]

Canadians have the right to get that fat without consequence?

there are plenty of consequences to being obese

[Will]

well now that airlines charge for snacks i think they figured they would break even

Won't they have to use another plane to carry all the snacks?

[Will]

there are plenty of consequences to being obese

True but why make it easier? Obesity is nine times out of ten a lifestyle choice.

[jameswheel]

there are plenty of consequences to being obese

That was exactly what I was going to say.

[-Z-]

I have been obese, In fact I could be considered so now, I weigh 230 lbs and and 6'3. (i range from 180-260 any given month)


Why do I deserve 2 times the space on a place? I allready weigh 2x that of another person...


I dont know about this


Obesity is not cool...

Do we allow known drug addicts to do everything a normal person does?

hmmm

I dunno man, liberal is great, but obesity should not be tolerated, and accomidated.


Z

[northbabylon]

115 lbs isn't the weight of an avg person...especially at 6'3''...

i am 5'6'' and 155 lbs and considered overweight...but i am hell of a lot thiner then most of the people around my height/weight.