Kenney dismisses the allegations as desperate “conspiracy theories” from someone who holds a grudge against the party
The United Conservative Party is threatening to file a defamation lawsuit against a former caucus member over a letter he sent to the RCMP alleging irregularities in Jason Kenney’s leadership victory.
Mr. Kenney has dismissed the allegations as desperate “conspiracy theories” from someone who holds a grudge against the party. On Wednesday, Mr. Kenney noted that an internal investigation, conducted by a former judge, concluded Mr. Gill had engaged in ballot stuffing during a constituency board election in Calgary.“He has made what we consider to be defamatory allegations against our entire party and we’re just not going to allow that to happen with impunity,” Mr.
Mr. Kenney said he has been on the receiving end of all sorts of criticism during his political career but this was the first time he had threatened a defamation lawsuit.The letter to Mr. Gill from lawyer Steven Dollansky, dated Feb. 25, reproduces Mr. Gill’s correspondence to the RCMP, in which he claimed Mr. Kenney’s campaign in the 2017 leadership race registered fake e-mail addresses that were used in the vote.
“While we understand that you are disappointed in the fact that you were not permitted to seek a UCP nomination in the upcoming election, that does not justify this sort of malicious, irresponsible and outrageous conduct," says the letter, which was released by both the UCP and Mr. Gill.Mr. Gill said he’s prepared to fight a defamation lawsuit, insisting he had a responsibility as an MLA to share the allegations with the RCMP.
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