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Should lying in the House of Commons be punished? (self.canada)
submitted 2 years ago by zephyreks to c/canada
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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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[–] prodigalsorcerer 3 points 2 years ago

Then you just get parties who don't promise anything.

Look at Doug Ford's 2018 election platform. Buck a beer and... nothing else. Look at the platforms for everyone who ran in your municipal election. I don't know where you live, but if it's anywhere like the cities I've lived in, the candidates don't really have a platform, but occasionally make vague statements like "I'm would like to address issues with housing" or "we should do something about the homelessness problem".

If every politician is given the choice between "vague statements that don't mean anything" or "legal consequences if you promise to do this thing that you actually want to do but circumstances change and you can't do it", they're going to go with "vague statements" every time.