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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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[-] EhForumUser@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

“point of order, what xyz said yesterday was a lie and here is the proof”

And how do you establish that is not a lie? Proof that a statement was false does not prove that the falsehood was stated intentionally. The person may have simply been misinformed, misspoke, or otherwise didn't know any better, in which case it would not be a lie.

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