Tories trying ‘to shut up’ Liberals in court

'It's not only libel chill, this goes at the very heart of the economics of politics,' says Ottawa University professor.

The Conservatives are trying to "shut up the opposition by taking them to court" over the Chuck Cadman affair and could financially cripple the Liberals if the court proceedings drag on, says one political expert.

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