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by SpicyLemonZest 2 days ago
I don't understand your point. Identity and effect are not the same as purpose, but identity also isn't the same as effect. If a news headline read "Bars are encouraging foreigners to drive drunk", and the contents were just that the reporter compiled a list of 14 foreigners who were served alcohol when the bartender knew they drove there, I would say that's similarly misleading.
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What if it was a list of 14 foreigners that were given money for drinking even though the bartender knew they drove there?
Still seems impossible to interpret without knowing how many Canadians were given money under similar circumstances.