The nasty family battle for control of Rogers Communications Inc. continued Saturday with the company claiming its recently fired chairman, Edward Rogers, intends to hold a weekend meeting with a slate of hand-picked board directors and pre-emptively rejecting the outcome of any such gathering. “The proposal by Mr. Edward Rogers to hold a purported board meeting with his proposed slate of directors this weekend does not comply with laws of British Columbia, where Rogers Communications Inc. is incorporated and is therefore not valid,” newly appointed board chairman John MacDonald said in a statement. And Mr. Rogers sister, Martha, also a board member, exploded in a series of tweets vowing to “spend every penny” of the firm’s money to stop him from taking over. Another sister, Melinda, and their mother, Loretta, board members too, equally oppose Edward Rogers. Global
Don’t care you’ll come for me, you have 3 wks straight, & we still get up every time you knock us down. My mother−the co-founder−is 82, what gentlemens. We’ll spend every penny defending the company, employees & Ted’s wishes, nothing you can do will deter us. Bring. It. On.
— Martha Rogers (@MarthaLRogers) October 23, 2021
Unlike Ed I have no lawyers, PR spin firms, staff or media training. Don’t need it. I’m no one special, just a fairly ordinary woman put in extraordinary circumstances. Ted put me on the board as a check and balance to ensure nothing this insane occurs. This is for you Dad.
— Martha Rogers (@MarthaLRogers) October 23, 2021
The latest on the Rogers feud, from Martha Rogers' tweets calling for her brother to step down, to Edward Rogers' plan to hold a board meeting that the company's board chair calls 'invalid' https://t.co/5XHAft6SSc
— Christine Dobby (@christinedobby) October 23, 2021
