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• CBC March 25 2018 Testilying In 2012, The Toronto Star published the results of an important survey the paper carried out looking at a number of trials between 2005 and 2012.

It found that police regularly make inconsistent or false statements while under oath. It also discovered that disciplinary actions, including charges of perjury, are rarely taken.

Cops lie for various reasons. In 2014 in Edmonton, a police officer was charged for lying under oath six separate times — in traffic court of all places.

In Calgary, in August of last year, three cops charged with using excessive force to execute an arrest, were accused of lying.

In Hamilton, in June 2016, an officer was convicted of lying and planting a weapon in a suspected drug trafficker's house.

Lying by police seems to be most common in drug prosecutions.

Having worked a case for weeks, sometimes months, the cops are naturally interested in getting a conviction.