Patrick Brown: CTV News receives a notice of defamation

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 13:44

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The ex-leader of the progressive conservative Party of Ontario, Patrick Brown, is gone from words to actions in filing a notice of defamation against the network’s CTV News, on Friday night.

The member of parliament of ontario believes that the report broadcasted by the channel, there are nearly a month, accusing him of sexual misconduct, was “false, malicious, irresponsible and slanderous”, one can read in the document, reported Global News.

Shortly after the release of this report, Patrick Brown had resigned from his position as leader of the progressive conservative Party of Ontario. He has always categorically denied the facts reported by the broadcaster, that he had promised to sue.

The owner of CTV News, Bell Media does not hear back in this case. “CTV News has received the notice and will defend its journalists in court,” said the vice-president communications Bell Media’s Scott Henderson.

In the notice of defamation, Brown aims to the president of CTV News, Wendy Freeman, the facilitator Lisa LaFlamme, the reporters Glen McGreggor, Rachel Aiello and Travis Dhanraj, as well as publishers, producers and researchers.

The document indicates that the damages incurred by Brown in the wake of this story can not be measured, and ask CTV News to make a full apology or retract.

Last week, shortly after having been excluded from the caucus of his party, the elected representative for the riding of Barrie has launched his campaign to his own succession.