Rebel News launched a lawsuit against David Lametti, the former justice minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government who was responsible for invoking the Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy protest.
That protest, which occurred in early 2022, was opposed to Canada’s vaccine mandates and public health restrictions. A Federal Court justice recently found the Trudeau Liberals violated Canadians’ rights by invoking the country’s strongest national security against the protest.
Following that decision, Lametti, who was removed from Trudeau’s cabinet in a July 2023 reshuffle, resigned from his position as a member of Parliament and promptly deleted his social media account on X, formerly Twitter.
But Rebel News is suing the former justice minister over a potential coverup of communications made during his crucial tenure in Trudeau’s cabinet. You can read our full lawsuit at StopTheCoverup.com.
Today, the case is entering the first stages as it is brought before a judge who will determine the next steps. Rebel News boss Ezra Levant is providing live updates as the hearing unfolds.
Follow along below:
Typically case management hearings are of an administrative/scheduling nature. I expect the judge today will give us and the government’s lawyers an expedited schedule for the hearing in this matter — including when each side much provide various documents to each other.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) January 29, 2024
The judge says it’s only a case management conference — not a substantive hearing. The judge says he hasn’t had a chance to read the pleadings, so he asks Chad Williamson for a summary of the case.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) January 29, 2024
Chad says he filed everything on Saturday and served the lawsuit on the government on Sunday.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) January 29, 2024
Chad tells the judge that the government has just filed and served on us an affidavit saying Lametti has revived the Twitter account he had deleted.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) January 29, 2024
