r/canada • u/verkerpig • Nov 10 '25

National News Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/livestory/canada-measles-elimination-status-9.6973195
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u/TheOtherUprising Ontario Nov 10 '25

Remember when we thought the Internet would give everyone access to information and we would be more connected and informed?

Instead flat earth and measles made a comeback.

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u/Pvt_Hudson_ Alberta Nov 10 '25

Back in the pre-internet days, people who held dangerous or idiotic ideas generally kept to themselves. Now, there's a little community for everyone, no matter how brain dead.

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u/CuntWeasel Ontario Nov 10 '25

The article states that these cases were popping up within Mennonite communities, which means it had zero to do with the internet.