MP’s Bill Would Jail The Liars

Witnesses who lie to parliamentary committees face a minimum six months’ jail and threat of a $50,000 fine under a private bill introduced Friday. “It is a mechanism to restore Canadians’ confidence in our democratic institutions,” said Conservative MP Michael Barrett (Leeds-Grenville, Ont.), the sponsor.

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