Motion made to dismiss defamation lawsuit against Jason Kenney | 24CA News

A lawyer for former Alberta premier Jason Kenney was in courtroom Friday, arguing a defamation lawsuit in opposition to him ought to be dismissed.

Kenney and the Alberta authorities are named within the lawsuit filed by a number of environmental teams: Environmental Defence, West Coast Environmental Law, Stand.earth, Dogwood and the Wilderness Committee.

The lawsuit stems from the findings of the general public inquiry into anti-Alberta power campaigns and feedback made by Kenney.

The teams declare statements made by Kenney and the provincial authorities “directly contradicted the findings of the final report of the Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns” and that each events “refused to retract statements and issue an apology.”

The teams declare that statements made within the province’s “key findings” doc — which had been repeated by Kenney — are defamatory as a result of they “assert environmental groups have deliberately spread ‘misinformation’ about the Alberta oil and gas industry” even if the inquiry’s commissioner, Steve Allan, made no such discovering.

Allan’s Alberta inquiry report discovered no organized marketing campaign of misinformation.

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As a results of Kenney and the federal government’s statements, the teams say they, in addition to people, had been focused on social media and a few even acquired demise threats.

The teams are in search of $15,000 every in precise damages and an extra $500,000 in punitive damages in opposition to Kenney.

Kenney’s lawyer argued Friday the case ought to be dismissed as a result of in three out of 4 paperwork, the plaintiffs usually are not instantly named. The decide has reserved her choice.

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