laughing stock
an object of jokes or ridicule; a butt

Laurier, Sir Wilfrid.(1841-1919)
7th prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1896-1911); attended the 1907 Imperial Conference at which his remark shows there was no confederation whatsover in Canada that supposedly happened in 1867. He also attended the 1911 conference, which also showed the same.
    At the 1907 Imperial Conference, long after a supposed 1867 'confederation', Sir Wilfred Laurier said."We are all His Majesty's governments". In 1911 at the Imperial Conference, Laurier pushed his proposal that Canada not be bound by any British treaty without its (Canada's) consent, because she.still was under British control, showing Canada was not a free and independent nation; there was no confederation. These remarks, made forty years after 1867, show there was no confederation of Canada in 1867..comprised with Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

legislate, legislated, legislating, legislates
to create or pass laws
to create or bring about by or as if by legislation

legislation
the act or process of legislating; lawmaking; a proposed or enacted law or group of laws

legislature
an officially elected or otherwise selected body of people vested with the rsponsibility and power to make laws for a political unit, such as a state or nation

legislative
of or relating to the enactment of laws; resulting from or decided by legislation; having the power to create laws; intended to legislate; of or relating to a legislature
legislative
the legislative body of a government; a legislature
legislatively

legist
a specialist in law

lieutenant governor.(*)
in Canada, appointed by the Governor General to represent in this case, Britain, regarding the necessity of provincial legislation having to carry his signature in order to become law; ensuring no legislation is passed without Britain's oversight

Locarno: The Treaties of Locarno, a series of seven agreements designed to promote the security of western Europe at the end of World War I, many of them dealing with national boundaries, and signed in London, England, on December 1, 1925.
    Locarno is a town of southern Switzerland at the northern end of Lake Maggiore. First mentioned in 749, it passed to Milan in 1342 and was taken by the Swiss in 1512. The Locarno Pact between Germany and various European powers was signed here in Locarno December 1, 1925, in an effort to promote peace and maintain existing territorial borders. The city is today a popular resort. Population, 14,300. 

Switzerland: Switzerland is a republic governed under a constitution adopted on May 29, 1874, amended many times since. The Swiss political system is democratic and as such holds to the principles of sovereignty of the people and separation of powers, where all powers not delegated to the confederation by the Swiss constitution are reserved to the cantons (small territorial divisions of the country; the states of Switzerland)
    The Swiss.people control.their country.and are very strict on what they allow their government to do. It is so unlike Canada; where the 'non' government controls the people, and basically involves itself in what it alone determines is best for the rest of the country (and of late with recent, mostly Liberal administrations, much of it has been self-serving and corruption based)
    In December 1992, Swiss voters soundly rejected joining the European Economic Area (European Union), a free trade zone linking many Western European countries.
    The Swiss rejected a value added tax (like Canada's GST) three times.(the Swiss reject it 3x; Canadians never had an opportunity to vote on that which was to affect them even one time, and still don't; things in Canada are just shoved upon the people, whether or not they want it or like it; such is the parliamentary dictatorship type of governing Canadians have been subjected to). The Swiss finally agreed to a tax that had it the way.the Swiss people.wanted it in order to have additional and ongoing funding for national projects.
    In June 1994 Swiss voters rejected a referendum that would have authorized Swiss troops to take part in UN peacekeeping operations.
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lopsided
heavier, larger, or higher on one side than on the other; sagging or leaning to one side
lopsidedly, lopsidedness

ludicrous
amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity; meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, foolish and idiotic; laughable
ludicrousness, ludicrously

lieu
place; stead
in lieu of
in place of; instead of .
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