Canadians and Authority Figures

I pulled this off a mailing list I belong to. The names have been omitted to protect the innocent:

Bob (last name withheld) wrote: A couple of years ago, My Son the Cop was motorcycling in northern Alberta (or maybe it was BC). He had a 12 gauge shotgun with him for protection from Mother Gaia's larger furry children.

As he was paying the fee for a tent site in a park, the uniformed representative of the provincial government said: "You have a firearm with you?"

MStC: Yes, 12 gauge double.

URPG: Very good. When you go to bed tonight, have the gun loaded and in the sleeping bag with you.

MStC: Well, ah, urm . . .

URPG: Are you listening? It's important. If a bear comes into your tent, fire right through the sleeping bag.

MStC: But it says here (gesturing with park brochure) NO FIREARMS IN THE PARK.

URPG: Listen! What I'm telling you is important. You can get a new tent and a new sleeping bag, but . . .

MStC: You guys out here don't pay much attention to what your government tells you, do you?

URPG: Would you if your government told you the silly things ours does?