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[kandrathe]

I suppose it's not entirely common knowledge for those who aren't Terenas lurkers, but I'm not in Canada either. I'm in the UK.

And this is kind of part of the point. The rest of the free world has had much more stringent regulations on this kind of thing for years, in some cases decades. "Freedom" vs. "security" ebbs and flows in a negotiated balance, but the existence of stable, free democracies (like Canada) that regulate more kind of makes the slippery-slope-frogs-boiling talk sound a little crankish.

The rest is just rhapsodizing. If you have the faintest clue about economics, you'll know that the demand for kids' toys is not going to go down, and thus, the equilibrium supply will remain unaltered. You can keep the secret freedom tunnel under your house locked for a few more years, don't worry. The jackboots are not yet coming for your tricycles.

Good to know. I guess the boiling frogs comment was hitting close to home then! :) Well, then you know the problem all too well. The only place more over regulated than some parts of the US, would be some parts of the EU. I can't imagine having to manage negotiating EU regulations for the likes of Germany and France, let alone the rest of your European motley crew! Btw, you could pass as a Canadian any day. Demand will not go down, however supply will go down and prices will have to go up considerably, unless you want the standard "Toys'R'Us" widget where 5 million of the same thing are made to defray the price of testing (an additional $1200 per component). Beyond the testing, there are strict guidelines that the product now has to have a permanent certification label which will add a cost to every toy. So, toys will be a luxury that some kids will not be able to afford. I wonder what the lead content of mud pies are? I guess it would depend on where you live. I would hazard it is lower than the mercury level in most seafood.