Comparative Politics 101

For what it's worth, the US bishops' traditional presidential-year statement on Faithful Citizenship weighed in at 30 pages (plus another 11 of notes, citations and supplemental documents).

And now, with a snap general election Up North taking place in 25 days (that's 14 October, for the calendar-challenged), the Canadian bench got the job done in just over three. All told.

Just an observation. Happy Friday, gang.

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