Former Liberal candidate Christine Innes has launched a $1.5 million defamation lawsuit against party leader, Justin Trudeau, and provincial co-chair David MacNaughton. The lawsuit alleges that Trudeau and MacNaughton defamed Ms. Innes by accusing her and her team of “bullying and intimidating” young Liberals during the campaign for the Liberal nomination in the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina. The linked CBC story is a rich account of the party’s dirty laundry in Toronto. It describes a state of kind among Mr. Trudeau and the party brass that the Liberals have been infected by “toxic infighting that almost destroyed the party” under previous leadership. Photo: Christine Innes and Mr. Trudeau in happier times. Candidate sues Trudeau, party boss for libel
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Former Liberal candidate Christine Innes has launched a $1.5 million defamation lawsuit against party leader, Justin Trudeau, and provincial co-chair David MacNaughton. The lawsuit alleges that Trudeau and MacNaughton defamed Ms. Innes by accusing her and her team of “bullying and intimidating” young Liberals during the campaign for the Liberal nomination in the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina. The linked CBC story is a rich account of the party’s dirty laundry in Toronto. It describes a state of kind among Mr. Trudeau and the party brass that the Liberals have been infected by “toxic infighting that almost destroyed the party” under previous leadership. Photo: Christine Innes and Mr. Trudeau in happier times. 