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Thursday, January 04, 2007
The Hinge of Fate
"I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and this trial."
-- Winston Churchill (On becoming Prime Minister)
"I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my blogging life had been but a preparation for this hour and this hearing."
-- Isaac Schrödinger (On becoming a Canadian Convention refugee)
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Comments
I hope I am interpreting your comment correctly. You get to stay?!? That is great. Congratulations.
Posted by: pwyll | Jan 4, 2007 9:23:56 PM
Thank you and yes, I do get to stay in the West.
Posted by: Isaac Schrödinger | Jan 4, 2007 9:28:06 PM
Woohooo! Congrats, brother! I'll smoke a joint to honor this hour (I'm allergic to alcohol)! :)
Posted by: The Raccoon | Jan 4, 2007 10:18:56 PM
I needed some good news today. Though we never met, though I only know of you through your blogging, and though it is strange to be happy for a total stranger, it does feel so good to see the system work intelligently for once, especially for someone like you, an ex-muslim who'd die for sure if sent back to a muslim country. Congratulations, and best wishes on your stay in Canada.
Posted by: mts | Jan 4, 2007 10:20:56 PM
"Woohooo! Congrats, brother! I'll smoke a joint to honor this hour."
Um, thank you.
Posted by: Isaac Schrödinger | Jan 4, 2007 10:35:46 PM
mts: Thanks. It's, indeed, a good day.
Posted by: Isaac Schrödinger | Jan 4, 2007 10:36:48 PM
They decided to keep you! Congratulations! I'll pass on the joint, but celebrate with a glass of fine Danish mead instead. Cheers to Canada! This completely made me forget about our border dispute for a moment. Time to write your story then. You've written a good part of it already. Let me know if I can be of any help getting it published in Denmark. The fight must go on, and you are certainly a valuable addition to the free world.
Posted by: The Jut | Jan 4, 2007 11:39:58 PM
Congratulations Isaac, and welcome aboard. I can't think of a more deserving citizen.
Posted by: Alex | Jan 4, 2007 11:48:15 PM
Congratualtions Isaac. I am very happy for you. Now please apply for Mansbridge's job- or Neil MacDonalds's.
Posted by: Terry Gain | Jan 5, 2007 12:07:21 AM
Exactly what Alex said! Welcome home, Isaac!
Posted by: Gus Van Horn | Jan 5, 2007 1:11:57 AM
Congratulations Isaac,
There was a small group in Vancouver tonight hoping for good news from you. It's great to hear it confirmed. Here's a toast in coffee ---^^^---
Posted by: truepeers | Jan 5, 2007 2:02:51 AM
Outstanding! At some point in the future I will track you down and... we will go have a beer.
Posted by: Perry de Havilland | Jan 5, 2007 4:25:00 AM
Issac, I have been concerned about your fate. Well done and I hope you have a happy safe life from now on.
Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge | Jan 5, 2007 5:01:11 AM
Congratulations! To you and to our country.
Posted by: Chuck | Jan 5, 2007 8:09:25 AM
Congratulations, welcome to the civilised world.
Is that joint still doing the rounds? :)
Posted by: mandrill | Jan 5, 2007 8:19:36 AM
Congratulations !!! I am so glad you are safe. Take care and keep blogging. We need your unique perspective !! from a mom in Texas
Posted by: joyce | Jan 5, 2007 9:17:38 AM
Congrats Isaac. This just prompted me to leave my first comment here:-) Great news.Pass that joint.
Posted by: TravellerDK | Jan 5, 2007 12:35:57 PM
Congratulations Issac. I am heartglad to know that you will be safe. And selfishly glad to know that I will be able to continue to read your blog.
Posted by: jaki | Jan 5, 2007 2:32:41 PM
Congratulations, Isaac! I'll hoist an adult beverage to you and Canada this weekend. Nice to know you'll stay a northern neighbor.
Posted by: Andy | Jan 5, 2007 11:06:20 PM
(My last comment didn't go through, so now I'm late to the party. :( )
Congrats, Isaac! I'll give Canucks in general a one-day amnesty from mockery in appreciation. (Having been in Michigan, I've got a natural right to mock 'nucks. :)
I hope this frees you up even more in criticizing and exposing the horrors of the world in which you grew up.
Posted by: Ian Hamet | Jan 6, 2007 1:49:39 AM
Talk about a win-win situation. Canada makes the right call and the rest of the country benefits. Welcome home and congratulations.
Posted by: Kateland | Jan 6, 2007 4:55:26 AM
So when you become a Canadian citizen, what would stop you from returning to Islam. Unfortunately I see many other moslems flocking to Canada as refugess saying they have renounced Islam, please let me in, my life is forfeited otherwise.
Not a good day for Canada.
Posted by: tranio | Jan 6, 2007 11:36:42 AM
Congratulations Isaac, our country is lucky to have you.
From one Canadian to another: cheers! [raises drink]
Posted by: Charles_Henry | Jan 6, 2007 12:16:22 PM
I've been out of touch for a few days, what a great thing to come back to! Congratulations, welcome to the free world!
Posted by: David Boxenhorn | Jan 7, 2007 12:31:22 PM
Congratulations, Isaac! From Gates of Vienna.
Yay Canada!
Posted by: Baron Bodissey | Jan 7, 2007 6:19:45 PM
