Smith, speaking to reporters at her party’s election campaign launch in Calgary, declined to answer when asked if she is still pursuing the case and if not, why not.
Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith won’t say if she will follow through on her threat to sue the CBC for defamation over its coverage of her role in prosecuting COVID-19 court cases.
Smith had given the public broadcaster until last Friday to retract and apologize or face further legal action, but a CBC spokesman said Monday it has not seen anything new from Smith’s legal team. “I think that Albertans are interested in what we’re going to be campaigning on to move the province forward,” said Smith.“That’s what I’ll be focused on for the next four weeks, making sure that people understand exactly what a UCP majority government will deliver.”
Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley, speaking to reporters at her Calgary campaign launch, said Smith is hedging because she doesn’t have a case.“What it looks like to me is that when was caught dead to rights attempting to interfere in the administration of justice on behalf of someone who was charged with, among other things, trying to incite violence against police officers, that she panicked — and then they decided to try a lawsuit,” said Notley.
The dispute is over a CBC story published Jan. 19 alleging one of Smith’s staff sent emails to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service challenging how it was handling court cases from COVID-19 protests at the United States-Canada border crossing at Coutts, Alta.Smith has said a review found no evidence of contact between her office and the prosecution service. The CBC has said it stands by its reporting.
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