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After flip-flopping on basic information about COVID-19 and expecting to be cut some slack for it, the federal government is now proposing legislation that might punish any Canadian for doing just what they first did.

Liberal minister Dominic LeBlanc told CBC News that he’s already been in discussion with cabinet members, including Justice David Lametti, to bring in some form of legislation to tackle online misinformation regarding COVID-19.

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“Legislatures and Parliaments are meeting scarcely because of the current context of the pandemic, so it’s not a quick solution, but it’s certainly something that we would be open [to] as a government,” LeBlanc told CBC News.

It’s hard to believe that out of all the COVID-19 related problems the feds are dealing with, this would warrant a spot on the agenda anywhere near the top. One has to wonder why it even entered their minds at all.

But the Liberal idea already has fans from across the aisle.