The first ban triggered NHRA's withdrawal from Canada, but auto racing and aviation were given exceptions. Now they are planning to do away with the racing exception (the aviation exception is untouchable) to achieve a miniscule change - typical bureaucratic thinking - doesn't really accomplish anything, but it sounds good to the unwashed masses. It will be a real shame if this goes through - Canadian fans are among the most fanatical I've seen and it would be a real shame for the government to kill off a significant element of the local economies in Grand Bend, Cayuga and Edmonton just to satisfy a vocal, misguided minority.