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 That's a dishonest representation of the law. If you mis gender someone intentionally or not, you can be charged with a criminal offense, yes. But in court, the burden is on the accuser to prove you did so intentionally and with malicious intent. So far in Canada at least, I've not heard of anyone being charged, let alone convincted for doing it unintentionally. Intention is the key here. I'm not defending the law or the morality of doing this but let's be honest and not change the truth to fit our narrative.  
 Canada and the UK have "hate speech" laws put into place whether or not they have made arrests, but it's important to note that in Canada the Trudeau government seized bank accounts of those who donated to the trucker convoy protest of vaccine mandates in 2022.  This act alone put Canada in the global spot light for tryannical government over-reach.  Don't put it past psychopathic Liberal leaders to get triggered and act out...😝