Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld is seeking financial support from SOGI 123 opponents as he heads to court in Chilliwack this week.
Neufeld is the subject of a defamation lawsuit after referring to school trustee Carin Bondar as 91裸聊视频渁 striptease artist,91裸聊视频� while she was running for school board election.
The request for monetary help from Neufeld went out in early November as he prepared for the court case to be heard in Chilliwack Supreme Court starting on Nov. 14.
91裸聊视频淪he is suing me for defamation because of a remark I made on an Action4Canada broadcast,91裸聊视频� Neufeld said, referring to the comment made about Bondar, as he talked about the various candidates vying for election to the Chilliwack school board.
91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 even mention her by name,91裸聊视频� Neufeld said. 91裸聊视频淢any of you have been sacrificially generous to me. But I need to ask again for more financial help. Using the courts to fight for the protection of our children is expensive!91裸聊视频�
The former trustee framed the situation as being: 91裸聊视频渋mportant that I win this case and try to obtain damages.91裸聊视频�
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Bondar put out a brief statement before the case begins:
91裸聊视频淚 welcome this issue having its day in court. My legal team and I have prepared our case with ample supporting evidence. Although it continues to take an emotional toll, it remains critically important for women in politics to stand up against smear campaigns dedicated to decreasing our desire to serve.
91裸聊视频淭he only way forward is through,91裸聊视频� Bondar added.
The trustee first spoke about the issue in October 2022 to state she felt compelled to sue the former trustee for his dismissive remarks.
91裸聊视频淐reating lies about one91裸聊视频檚 political opponents and using them to gain power in an election are both categorically illegal,91裸聊视频� Bondar said at the time. 91裸聊视频淏arry Neufeld has done both, and I find myself in a position with only one possible move to make.91裸聊视频�
The remark in question made by Neufeld was about an educational video Bondar made on the topics of evolution and natural selection in 2014, which was a parody of the Miley Cyrus91裸聊视频� Wrecking Ball video.
91裸聊视频淚 am not a striptease artist, nor have I ever been one,91裸聊视频� Bondar said, adding she was a full-time instructor in the biology department at the University of the Fraser Valley. Her lawyer fired off a cease-and-desist letter to Neufeld, suggesting his remark was a deliberate attempt to damage Bondar91裸聊视频檚 reputation and hurt her chances of winning the election.
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