A Toronto man wants to make honesty the best political policy by passing a bill that would hold members of Parliament more accountable for telling lies.

Federico Sanchez has initiated an electronic petition to the House of Commons proposing legislation that might make politicians think twice about being economical with the truth.

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The e-petition urges federal politicians to put forward a bill “to address the issue of perceived and actual misinformation being presented by MPs to the public.”

The petition, which is working its way through the

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