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Should lying in the House of Commons be punished? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by zephyreks@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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As our government becomes more and more polarized, what can we do to ensure that facts and data hold out?

I'm not suggesting that lying should be illegal (in fact, it's often unintentional), but when an MPs statement can later be proven to be false, shouldn't they be forced to publicly apologize?

The truth shouldn't be political.

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[-] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Uh, in every other field of discourse the ultimate arbiter of the truth is a judge. Why should politics be any different?

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

My last line

We aren’t immune to immoral judges, having a judge that can make your opponent side with you is very valuable

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