Other right-wing accounts variously reacted by describing the move as Orwellian, lamenting the death of free speech and even contemplating leaving Canada for good.

Oh no. Not that. Please no.

<Tee hee!>

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    1 year ago

    We have an agreement!

    This current case undermines the suggestion that new laws are needed.

    I would agree that the two are unrelated, but I’ve found that all too often one is used as a false stepping stone to the other.

    The classic “won’t someone please think of the children!” Argument.

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      If I may make a suggestion, I would approach future discussions by pointing to this case as a good thing for privacy, since it shows we don’t need to implement draconian measures like the Liberal proposal in order to prosecute crimes. Your negative framing here is what threw others off track.

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        1 year ago

        Noted.

        I still maintain that this article is meaningless rage-bait designed to garner support for new laws.

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          1 year ago

          I genuinely believe the opposite is true. Anybody opposing those laws should wave this in the Liberals’ faces. “See? The system already works.”