On Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at 08:45 AM, Steve Thompson wrote:
A close friend confided to me that she's aware that the Canadian government is working with the publishers of various dictionaries to compile a list of words which in some rare circumstances could threaten national security.
She expects that once the list is complete, officials will consider introducing legislation.
Surely they don't intend to outlaw using the words at all. Even outlawing the use of specific words in specific contexts would probably be difficult to enforce as a practical matter. The only way I can forsee this being used is as an enhancment charge like when a person is sometimes charged with carrying a gun during commision of a felony even if it's not displayed or used.