MP Cooper threatens to sue The Hill Times over column on House Justice Committee exchange; denies reading from Christchurch shooter’s manifesto

'This mischaracterization of Mr. Cooper’s actions is blatantly untrue,' says a letter from Conservative MP Michael Cooper's legal team.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper is threatening to sue The Hill Times for defamation over an opinion column published about Andrew Scheer's response to his actions during a House Justice Committee meeting last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

June 24, 2019

Conservative MP Michael Cooper, who is threatening to sue The Hill Times for defamation over an opinion column that strongly criticized his remarks to a witness during a House Justice Committee meeting on the Hill late last month, also denies that he read from...

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