Whereas monarchists condemn such ignorance, republicans believe it is a natural consequence of keeping what they see as an archaic and increasingly meaningless link to Canada's colonial past.
For years the natural gas drilling industry has decried the lack of data that could prove-or disprove-that drilling can cause drinking water contamination.
Days after the election, denounced for making the peddling of fake news remunerative, Google announced that it would no longer place ads on sites promoting clearly fabricated stories.