# Okay, so does this canadian ex defense minister know something we don't? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 26, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842 "2005-11-26T21:47:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842/21 "2005-11-27T07:56:14Z")
It’s worth noting that the article Yahoo is syndicating here originated with PRWeb, a free website that allows ANYONE to submit an article as a “press release”. You may recall that PRWeb also announced Andy Kaufman’s return from the grave last year. The author of this piece may or may not have anything whatsoever to do with Hellyer, Trudeau or the Canadian government. It’s also worth noting that, for a speech that “attracted the attention of mainstream newspapers”, this is apparently the first any of us have heard about it. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842/22 "2005-11-27T18:25:18Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s worth noting that the article Yahoo is syndicating here originated with PRWeb, a free website that allows ANYONE to submit an article as a “press release”. You may recall that PRWeb also announced Andy Kaufman’s return from the grave last year. The author of this piece may or may not have anything whatsoever to do with Hellyer, Trudeau or the Canadian government. It’s also worth noting that, for a speech that “attracted the attention of mainstream newspapers”, this is apparently the first any of us have heard about it. While the article may be dubious in the manner in which the specific facts and quotes are presented, it IS unquestionably true, and was reported by mainstream new agencies, that Paul Hellyer believes the United States is hiding the truth about, and possibly fomenting war with, space aliens. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842/23 "2005-11-27T18:48:36Z")
> [@](#): > > The man is fucking insane. > [@](#): > > And I’m guessing he’s a loon. Well, I’ve read over his claims and I can’t see that he’s any nuttier than that other Paul: Wolfowitz. He was just not connected to a group with as much political (or military) power. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842/24 "2013-06-19T13:16:14Z")
I was with him most of the way, but then he mentioned a [just banking system](http://exministries.tv/detained-for-entry-canadian-politican-claims-there-are-four-species-of-aliens-living-among-us/) and he lost me. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842/25 "2013-06-19T13:21:41Z")
How’d this zombie happen? ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842/26 "2013-06-19T13:26:56Z")
I’m not saying it’s aliens… but… (Intriguingly enough, there was a flick called ‘Alien vs. Zombies’ on TV last night. All things are connected! Though strangely, the film appears to be about mutants in a secret government facility…) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842/27 "2013-06-19T13:33:50Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > How’d this zombie happen? [Someone posted a link to some Hellyer gobbledegook](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16387295&postcount=1343) in another thread. Maybe that raised interest in the topic. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842/28 "2013-06-19T13:50:47Z")
Your link doesn’t work (anymore). 😛 So, I guess the US still hasn’t started any intergalactic wars in space. That’s good at least. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-does-this-canadian-ex-defense-minister-know-something-we-dont/332842.md?page=1)