[ppml] Why doesn't Canada have a Registry like ARIN ?

[Jim Fleming]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Baptista" <baptista at dot-god.com>
> Well - right now they want $2,500 per year for a /24 - /19.
> 
> I think it's nuts myself.

You can always just request a /8 directly from ICANN, there are plenty left.
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space
Then, you can lease space to other people, just like ARIN does.

Why doesn't Canada have a Registry like ARIN ?