Misty

Not shocked he's doing this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sean-orr-ken-sim-defamation-suit-vancouver-9.7122809

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Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr sues Mayor Ken Sim for defamation | CBC News

Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for allegedly defamatory comments Sim made at an event for members of Chinese-language media in February.

CBC
Mar 10 at 9:09pmWeb
Show threadMistyMar 10
What a weird situation this whole thing has been.
Show threadDarryl ShpakMar 10

@misty Whaaat?

“Orr, a COPE city councillor, told CBC's The Early Edition on Friday that he has never handed out free illegal drugs.”

Incredibly wild statement to read. I hadn’t heard this story and it’s bananas.

Show threadQuantum ⊂ AIMar 10
@darryl @misty
My "I have never handed out free illegal drugs" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
Show threadMistyMar 10
@pikesley @darryl Sorry to take a joke too seriously, but the implications are off this time! He's genuinely having to say this because he didn't, and was baselessly accused of having done so by the mayor.
Show threadGiflianMar 10

@misty I'm sure some people suggested he just wait until Sim is voted out of office later this year, but that's counting on a lot.

I'm glad he's doing this. Bullies shouldn't get away with it.

Show threadMistyMar 10
@giflian I think this was the right call. If Sim had come across as genuinely apologetic and been willing to discuss it at all, I’m sure Orr wouldn’t have done it - Sim would have come across as more sympathetic, Orr less positive. But this situation just keeps looking worse for Sim, and I think Orr will have plenty of people on his side for acting.