Ontario’s top court has green-lit a defamation lawsuit brought by Kory Teneycke, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s campaign chief, against Charles McVety, a prominent Christian evangelical leader, over claims of pandemic profiteering and anti-Christian prejudice.

<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;The decision&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://canlii.ca/t/k8gl8&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://canlii.ca/t/k8gl8">The decision</a> by three judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal not to interfere with a lower court’s dismissal of an anti-SLAPP motion brought by McVety means Teneycke can go to trial on his claims that McVety defamed him on a specially targeted website and at a press conference.

Kory Teneycke, Ontario Premier’s campaign chief, is suing Christian leader Charles McVety over claims of profiteering and prejudice.{ai:summary}<p>Ontario's Court of Appeal has allowed Kory Teneycke, Premier Doug Ford's campaign chief, to proceed with a defamation lawsuit against Charles McVety, an evangelical leader. This follows McVety's allegations of pandemic profiteering and anti-Christian bias. </p><p>The court's decision upholds a lower court's dismissal of McVety's anti-SLAPP motion, enabling Teneycke to take his claims to trial regarding statements made on a website and during a press conference. #politics</p>

Ontario’s top court approves defamation suit by Ford campaign chief against evangelical leader

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