Conservative Rempel Garner threatens defamation suit after Liberals allege social media video was ‘a lie’ and ‘edited’

Conservative candidate Michelle Rempel Garner claims a post on a Liberal Party Twitter account contained 'defamatory statements' about her, and she has issued a letter warning she may take legal action.

Conservative incumbent Michelle Rempel Garner issued a notice of libel letter to the Liberals on Sept. 11. She is threatening legal action over a Twitter post by the Liberal account @LPCPressBox that called one of her own posts a lie.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Jesse Cnockaert

September 20, 2021

Conservative incumbent Michelle Rempel Garner has threatened a defamation suit against the Liberal Party, following an exchange on Twitter where the party alleged that a video she shared was “a lie.” Ms. Rempel Garner is running for re-election in Calgary Nose Hill, a riding she has represented...

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