nous mentons

québec provincial elections have just finished. the liberal government was re-elected, but does not have the majority any more. these elections were a bit different than usual, since 3 political parties were involved in the race (parti libéral, parti québecois and action démocratique), whereas usually there are just 2, like in the united states. politicians here seem to attack their opponents in a much more direct and active way than in europe, which makes things more animated. the liberals also had an intriguing poster campaign: on the picture posters in the streets, the local liberal candidate would always have his hand on his chin. it made a lot of people wonder what message could possibly lie behind this. a radio presenter found the answer: they are holding their "menton" (= chin) to say "nous mentons" (= we are lying).