Ezra goes to court- Again

[Goober]

Ezra goes to court- Again.
Blogger Ezra Levant ordered to pay additional $32,500 for libel | J-source.ca
The newest case is in the link below.

Ezra Levant in court Oct. 15 to answer for calling Canadian Islamic Rights activist a liar - The Globe and Mail

 

[Colpy]

Ezra goes to court- Again.
Blogger Ezra Levant ordered to pay additional $32,500 for libel | J-source.ca
The newest case is in the link below.

Ezra Levant in court Oct. 15 to answer for calling Canadian Islamic Rights activist a liar - The Globe and Mail

In his statement of claim filed to Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Mr. Awan said Mr. Levant suggested he was “a liar, a perjurer, an anti-Semite, a con artist, unfit to be a lawyer and has acted in a conflict of interest.”

Mr. Awan was involved in an attempt to stifle free speech in Canada by supporting a lawsuit against Mark Steyn and Macleans.

My guess is that Ezra was accurate on all counts.

 

[captain morgan]

My money is on Levant

 

[Goober]

Mr. Awan was involved in an attempt to stifle free speech in Canada by supporting a lawsuit against Mark Steyn and Macleans.

My guess is that Ezra was accurate on all counts.

Was that not thru the BC HRC?

 

[gerryh]

I see levant has his hand out again begging for money. The "teflon king" is gonna find that his teflon coating is eventually going to wear off. I'm hoping that that time has come.

 

[Goober]

I see levant has his hand out again begging for money. The "teflon king" is gonna find that his teflon coating is eventually going to wear off. I'm hoping that that time has come.

In all fairness the BC HRC case cost him over 100 K. Is that fair.

 

[Locutus]

Not to worry friends.


The Return of "Sock Guy" Khurrum Awan


Those with good memories will likely recall Mr. Awan. He was one of the three young, fresh-faced Muslims--a.k.a. "the sock puppets"--who fronted for then-Canadian Islamic Congress chief Mohamed Elmasry; Elmasry had complained to three different "human rights" bodies about Maclean's magazine because it had published what he considered to be "Islamophobic" material, including an excerpt of Mark Steyn's book America Alone.

Back then it seemed as though Awan was everywhere--writing op-ed pieces, appearing on TV solo and with the other sock puppets--and it appeared that he was being groomed to follow in Elmo's footsteps. Once it was clear that Elmasry had lost his "human rights" cases, though, Awan seemed to--poof--disappear. I believe he ended up in Saskatchewan.

Now, all of a sudden, he's ba-ack. And this time he's having it out with that other mouthy, "controversial," anti-Section 13 Canadian right-winger:

Controversial television journalist Ezra Levant will find himself in court Oct. 15 to answer for a series of blog posts in which he repeatedly called a Canadian Islamic Rights activist a liar.​

Mr. Levant, who hosts a daily show on Sun News Network, wrote the posts while covering unsuccessful human rights complaints against Maclean’s magazine for its coverage of the Islamic community over a two-year span.​

Mr. Levant’s posts were critical of Khurrum Awan, a member of the Canadian Islamic Congress who spoke at the Canadian Human Rights Commission hearings and served as its youth president. In his statement of claim filed to Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Mr. Awan said Mr. Levant suggested he was “a liar, a perjurer, an anti-Semite, a con artist, unfit to be a lawyer and has acted in a conflict of interest.”​

“The plaintiff has suffered mental distress, humiliation and loss of reputation,” reads the statement of claim filed by lawyer Brian Shiller of Ruby Shiller Chan Hasan Barristers. “The plaintiff has been shunned by former friends, ridiculed in various publications and is the subject of odium and contempt.”​

In his statement of defence, Mr. Levant suggests any damage to Mr. Awan’s reputation was self-inflicted.​

None of the allegations have been proven in court. Neither side would comment on the case, except to confirm the court date...

Scaramouche!: The Return of "Sock Guy" Khurrum Awan
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[taxslave]

Just another lame attempt to use kangaroo courts to stifle free speech in Canada. When levant wins is persicuters should be forced to foot his legal bill.

 

[captain morgan]

Not just Levant's bill, but also the cost of these retarded inquisitions as well.

Right now, there is absolutely no motivation for any jerk NOT to file a grievance

 

[Zipperfish]

In all fairness the BC HRC case cost him over 100 K. Is that fair.

I don't think so, no. On the other hand, I don't really believe anything he says either. between socail engineers at the BC HRC and Ezra--hard to see which to hold in more contempt. They deserve each other, I guess.

 

[karrie]

Just another lame attempt to use kangaroo courts to stifle free speech in Canada. When levant wins is persicuters should be forced to foot his legal bill.

You've never had he right to defame and libel someone. The news walks a fine line when reporting facts. Levant crosses that line by 'reporting' opinion.

http://forums.canadiancontent.net/cbc-news/119354-just-little-f-just-little.html

Here's a perfect illustration of why Levant will never endingly be in court for libel cases. He's got a grievance with someone, and he has a newspaper to be able to disparage them, tell his readers what their motivations, emotions, and intentions are. Regardless of the reality of the situation. He's a mouthpiece with a platform, and just enough rope to hang himself.

The news is NOT Canadian Content. It is NOT Twitter. It is NOT an argument on the internet, yet, it's being drug down to that level. 'Reporters', 'journalists', are forgetting how to do their job, and instead slipping into the internet argument mentality. And yes, if any one of us had an open identity, and a platform to affect fellow posters' lives, we'd probably have seen a libel case or two by now as well.