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for questions about claims based in Canada, or limited to Canada. Can also refer to any element of Canada's history, policy, government, or politics.

Canada is a North American country made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories. The name is reported have been derived from an Iroquoian word "kanata" which means "village".

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Has the cost of wireless services in Canada fallen nearly 20% during 2008-2013?

On Stephen Harper's Facebook page (the Prime Minister of Canada), I found many claims that I am skeptical of. The first one is that since 2008, the cost of wireless services has fallen 20 per cent. I pretty much pay the same amount - if anything,…
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Does Alberta law require homeschooling parents to not teach that homosexuality is a sin?

This 2012 Patheos article claims Section 16 of Alberta's 2012 education act it forces parents not to teach that homosexuality is a sin as part of their official schooling, but I can't confirm it.
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Would Egale's recommendations for law reform make anal sex legal at any age in Canada?

LifeSiteNews claims recommendations made by Egale, a Canadian LGBT advocacy organization, on changing laws would allow anal sex 'anytime, any place, with anyone'. Specifically, it claims that the age of consent for anal sex will be completely…
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Are Dr. Zakir Naik's speeches banned in the UK, Canada, and Malaysia?

NDTV, which is currently India's Most Trusted TV Media Brand, claims: Mr Naik's speeches are banned in the UK, Canada and Malaysia. This post by The Daily Star (Bangladesh's most widely circulated English newspaper) says he is not banned in…
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Is food in Alberta, Canada contaminated with radioactivity?

A Canadian high-school student is reported to have found that some kelp from supermarkets is radioactive beyond safe limits. “Some of the kelp that I found was higher than what the International Atomic Energy Agency sets as radioactive…
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Were Canadian politicians targeted by an Indian intelligence covert influence operation?

Global News reported that Canadian politicians were targets of Indian intelligence covert influence operation. Indian intelligence agencies attempted to use money and disinformation to “covertly influence” Canadian politicians, according to a…
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Was the testing of Covid-19 vaccines "rushed" or "unprecedented"?

Recently, a tweet was made by a Canadian politician, containing a video of a Canadian Member of Parliament, Anthony Housefather, who made some fairly outrageous claims regarding the production of Covid-19 vaccines. Among those claims are the…
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