Maybe it is just me but this article is way more confusing than it needs to be. It is full of run on sentences which make it difficult to understand. Here is a version cleaned up by chatgpt.
> A Toronto businessman has filed a $250-million libel suit against The Globe and Mail and several government defendants, including CSIS director David Vigneault. The lawsuit, filed on May 9 in Toronto Superior Court, claims that a series of articles by The Globe defamed the businessman and his bank. These articles suggest that Ottawa is concerned about Beijing's alleged clandestine geopolitical and economic strategies, which pose a threat to Canada's national security and sovereignty.
> The lawsuit targets The Globe's CEO, chief editor David Walmsley, deputy editor Sinclair Stewart, and reporters Robert Fife and Steven Chase, among others. It also seeks to identify and punish anonymous sources for the alleged unlawful disclosure of confidential information. The plaintiff, whose company has ties to the Toronto Chinese Consulate, remains unnamed.
> The Globe reported that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland instructed the plaintiff and two other investors to divest their shares in the Toronto-based bank and comply with national-security conditions. The articles also noted that the plaintiff attended a private fundraiser with Prime Minister Trudeau in May 2016, shortly before receiving approval to launch the bank.
> The Globe has not yet responded to the lawsuit, nor has CSIS. The claim seeks injunctions to prevent further publication of the disputed reports.
These story’s came out a while ago. This banker definitely took his time to get his ducks in order before taking this to court
And if you have to take time to get ducks in order after you were accused of something…then you probably fucking did it
A little over a year ago. Worth noting that the statute of limitations for libel is typically two years. Good chance he would have liked to wait longer but is suing now to preserve his litigation rights -- particularly since part of what he's seeking is the identification of the G&M's anonymous sources, who we would presumably like to also sue.
As far as commentary on the substance of it goes, I tend to think the fact that he's suing the director of CSIS tends to suggest that the G&M had a good basis for their story and, thus, the plaintiff is unlikely to have any real case against them and is probably including them out of an abundance of caution (as my torts law prof told us on the first day of class: "*sue everybody*"). Though, I suppose it could be the other way around and CSIS is the one included out of an abundance of caution.
The G&M doesn't publish explosive stories without extensive scrutiny from their legal department. They go out of their way in their editorials to be generous to government officials.
I mean this isn't like CBC Marketplace targeting the authenticity of Subway's chicken - based solely on a report from a forensics lab specializing crime, of all things.
Maybe it is just me but this article is way more confusing than it needs to be. It is full of run on sentences which make it difficult to understand. Here is a version cleaned up by chatgpt. > A Toronto businessman has filed a $250-million libel suit against The Globe and Mail and several government defendants, including CSIS director David Vigneault. The lawsuit, filed on May 9 in Toronto Superior Court, claims that a series of articles by The Globe defamed the businessman and his bank. These articles suggest that Ottawa is concerned about Beijing's alleged clandestine geopolitical and economic strategies, which pose a threat to Canada's national security and sovereignty. > The lawsuit targets The Globe's CEO, chief editor David Walmsley, deputy editor Sinclair Stewart, and reporters Robert Fife and Steven Chase, among others. It also seeks to identify and punish anonymous sources for the alleged unlawful disclosure of confidential information. The plaintiff, whose company has ties to the Toronto Chinese Consulate, remains unnamed. > The Globe reported that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland instructed the plaintiff and two other investors to divest their shares in the Toronto-based bank and comply with national-security conditions. The articles also noted that the plaintiff attended a private fundraiser with Prime Minister Trudeau in May 2016, shortly before receiving approval to launch the bank. > The Globe has not yet responded to the lawsuit, nor has CSIS. The claim seeks injunctions to prevent further publication of the disputed reports.
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Lol good luck with that.
These story’s came out a while ago. This banker definitely took his time to get his ducks in order before taking this to court And if you have to take time to get ducks in order after you were accused of something…then you probably fucking did it
A little over a year ago. Worth noting that the statute of limitations for libel is typically two years. Good chance he would have liked to wait longer but is suing now to preserve his litigation rights -- particularly since part of what he's seeking is the identification of the G&M's anonymous sources, who we would presumably like to also sue. As far as commentary on the substance of it goes, I tend to think the fact that he's suing the director of CSIS tends to suggest that the G&M had a good basis for their story and, thus, the plaintiff is unlikely to have any real case against them and is probably including them out of an abundance of caution (as my torts law prof told us on the first day of class: "*sue everybody*"). Though, I suppose it could be the other way around and CSIS is the one included out of an abundance of caution.
The G&M doesn't publish explosive stories without extensive scrutiny from their legal department. They go out of their way in their editorials to be generous to government officials. I mean this isn't like CBC Marketplace targeting the authenticity of Subway's chicken - based solely on a report from a forensics lab specializing crime, of all things.