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[–]Vigte[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So, Canada has North Korea level free-speech practically over night.

And they don't even have to prove you knew the "statement was false" - which is great since the state already controls "what is true" in this case.

Though an earlier version of the law required that the person charged be aware that the statement is false, the final version removed the word "knowingly" — and allows a charge to be laid even in a case of someone sharing a statement they believe to be true.