04-03-2023, 03:43 PM
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#8221
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Alberta Broadcasting Corporation..
Ici Radio Alberta.
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Oh my God I could actually see them doing something like that.
And hiring Ezra Levant to run it
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04-03-2023, 03:43 PM
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#8222
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Reggie - related to your earlier post in this thread today, any idea what bigger story you were referring to?
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04-03-2023, 03:47 PM
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#8224
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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The Lawyer who sent that letter to CBC is extremely expensive. I wonder if we're paying for that collectively or if the party is covering it? No way Danielle is paying.
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04-03-2023, 03:48 PM
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#8225
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Nice that the UCP never asked themselves the question “What if we threaten to sue and the CBC just says ‘ok’?”
What a curve ball. How could they have seen this bold tactic coming.
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CBC’s headline tomorrow should be “We Double Dare You, Dumbass”
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04-03-2023, 03:49 PM
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#8226
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
This is effectively a SLAPP lawsuit designed to shut people up and play to the base. As far as I can tell, CBC is literally playing back Danielle Smith's own words and not paraphrasing for her. There is nothing libelous, slanderous, or defamatory here.
But now she can say "it's in the hands of the courts", deflect any further questions, and tell her Smithkovites she's standing up to the CBC. Problem is, they're already voting for her so it doesn't help her in the slightest.
What I'd like to see is the amount of money Alberta taxpayers have had to spend on Jason and Danielle's frivolous court battles, and related scandals-de-jour.
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Annnd there it is
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will no longer speak about her involvement in how COVID-19 court cases are being prosecuted.
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https://www.thestar.com/politics/202...ntroversy.html
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04-03-2023, 03:51 PM
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#8227
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monahammer
The Lawyer who sent that letter to CBC is extremely expensive. I wonder if we're paying for that collectively or if the party is covering it? No way Danielle is paying.
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The letter probably cost a few grand but it doesn’t promise any actual further action beyond Smith doing what she is advised to do after the 28th, which will likely be nothing. Given the facts and circumstances any further litigation would almost certainly be proven to be vexatious in nature.
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04-03-2023, 03:52 PM
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#8228
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Loves Teh Chat!
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
"Defamatory narrative".
This is the ultimate in desperately grasping for straws. Albertans should be up in arms over this frivolous matter and how the Premier is embarrassing the province.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1642995300523716608
Just an absolute trainwreck and disaster.
Also, I feel gross quoting True North dunderheads, but the letter is public from this account. |
Demand letters are cheap. Actually backing that up with a lawsuit and going to court is expensive and time consuming. Especially when you have weak facts like Smith does. (they defamed me by using my own words!)
Doubt we ever see this make it to trial. It's just a political tool to say "take that CBC" which the base will love, and allow her to try to move on from the issue by saying "I'm not speaking about it because of legal action"
Last edited by Torture; 04-03-2023 at 03:59 PM.
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04-03-2023, 03:52 PM
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#8229
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Nice that the UCP never asked themselves the question “What if we threaten to sue and the CBC just says ‘ok’?”
What a curve ball. How could they have seen this bold tactic coming.
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Discoveries could be interesting...
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04-03-2023, 04:23 PM
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#8232
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Last edited by photon; 04-03-2023 at 04:24 PM.
Reason: Fixed
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04-03-2023, 04:27 PM
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#8233
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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" United Conservatives: Strong, Free & Stupid"
Hahahaha
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04-03-2023, 04:36 PM
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#8234
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All I can get
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Originally Posted by Muta
Reggie - related to your earlier post in this thread today, any idea what bigger story you were referring to?
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯
These guys have secrets
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04-03-2023, 04:42 PM
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#8235
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
My take... (inspired by the sign).
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"We speak French" written in broken French =
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04-03-2023, 05:04 PM
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#8236
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Franchise Player
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Is there any case for CBC to sue Smith for defamation at this point?
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04-03-2023, 05:39 PM
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#8237
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Is there any case for CBC to sue Smith for defamation at this point?
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I doubt it. My guess is that most of the people who are even remotely buying what Smith is trying to sell already irrationally believed that everything the CBC does is evil. So it would be very hard to prove that her comments had any defamatory effect.
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04-03-2023, 05:43 PM
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#8238
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All I can get
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Likely encourages nutbars to attack media, and the CBC in particular, covering the campaign.
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04-03-2023, 09:46 PM
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#8239
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monahammer
The Lawyer who sent that letter to CBC is extremely expensive. I wonder if we're paying for that collectively or if the party is covering it? No way Danielle is paying.
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Taxpayers are likely covering it
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04-03-2023, 10:05 PM
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#8240
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
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That was her strategy the whole time, sue so she wouldn't have to acknowledge or comment on her actions ahead of the elections.
It'll come off as dirty and shifty, but she doesn't care. It's less damaging for her to just say "no comment"
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