People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier has officially filed a lawsuit against a prominent Canadian social media personality..Bernier has accused Warren Kinsella of branding him as a racist on social media and blog posts before, during and after the federal election campaign last year..He is seeking $325,000 in damages.. warrenWarren Kinsella .The Canadian Press said Bernier, in a statement of claim, called Kinsella’s descriptions damaging to his reputation and subjected him to public scandal and embarrassment..Bernier was a former Tory who came in second to Andrew Scheer in the 2017 leadership campaign. He then left the Tories and formed the PPC. In October’s federal election Bernier failed to win his own riding..Bernier said some of the blame for that can be laid at the feet of Kinsella..“The defamatory statements furthered a false narrative regarding Maxime’s statements, policies, beliefs, and personal character,” the statement of claim reads..“The defamatory statements forced Maxime to expend time and energy defending against unfounded and malicious smears.”.The statement alleges Kinsella was hired by the Tory party to run an anti-Bernier campaign leading up to the election..A lawyer for Kinsella told CP he hadn’t seen the statement of claim yet but Kinsella has blogged that he would not be backing down from his comments..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter: Nobby7694
People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier has officially filed a lawsuit against a prominent Canadian social media personality..Bernier has accused Warren Kinsella of branding him as a racist on social media and blog posts before, during and after the federal election campaign last year..He is seeking $325,000 in damages.. warrenWarren Kinsella .The Canadian Press said Bernier, in a statement of claim, called Kinsella’s descriptions damaging to his reputation and subjected him to public scandal and embarrassment..Bernier was a former Tory who came in second to Andrew Scheer in the 2017 leadership campaign. He then left the Tories and formed the PPC. In October’s federal election Bernier failed to win his own riding..Bernier said some of the blame for that can be laid at the feet of Kinsella..“The defamatory statements furthered a false narrative regarding Maxime’s statements, policies, beliefs, and personal character,” the statement of claim reads..“The defamatory statements forced Maxime to expend time and energy defending against unfounded and malicious smears.”.The statement alleges Kinsella was hired by the Tory party to run an anti-Bernier campaign leading up to the election..A lawyer for Kinsella told CP he hadn’t seen the statement of claim yet but Kinsella has blogged that he would not be backing down from his comments..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter: Nobby7694
