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So Canada is not a democracy because it bans False advertising and the UK is not a Democracy because it has strong Libel Laws? Perhaps you are omitting some ch

by sqeaky 9y ago

So Canada is not a democracy because it bans False advertising and the UK is not a Democracy because it has strong Libel Laws? Perhaps you are omitting some checks or balances. In both countries one group makes the laws and another interprets them. Both are the "government" and nominally the same group but are put in power different ways, held to different standards of accountability and often controlled by opposing political parties.

gozur88 9y ago
When the government gets to decide both 1) when something is false and 2) when false things are not allowed to be said, it's really only a question of time. Canada, in particular, is already notorious for its foray into Human Rights Commissions that punish you saying things that make other people unhappy. I wouldn't live there.