Having lived the bulk of my life in relative proximity to Canada, I like to think I have a little insight into our friendly neighbors to the north. For instance, did you know they drink milk from a bag, and call their two dollar coins “Loonies”? And speaking of loonies — or, rather, lunars — did you know that Canada just decided to start prosecuting criminals on the moon?
On Thursday, Canada modified its legal statutes to allow for the prosecution of its astronauts who commit crimes en route to, and even on, the moon. The new rules also allow for Canada to prosecute other countries’ astronauts for committing crimes against Canadian space jockeys under the same circumstances. And, just so we’re clear about what we’re talking about here, there have been just 14 Canadian astronauts in history, none of whom, as best I can figure, have committed any actual space crimes, nor had any committed against them.
