Freedom Convoy Lawyer sued for $2 MILLON in Defamation Lawsuit
December 22, 2022 – A public affairs firm in Toronto and employee Brian Fox, are suing Brendan Miller, a lawyer for Freedom Convoy, for $2 million in a defamation lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The claim is in response to Miller’s allegation made during Public Order Emergency Commission testimony, that Fox paraded around with a Nazi flag at a protest in Ottawa last winter was “character assassination.”
In a statement released Wednesday, Enterprise Canada stated that Miller’s claims that Fox and the company were involved in the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa are “patently false, deeply offensive and damaging to the reputation of both Mr. Fox and Enterprise Canada.” The statement notes that Fox was in Toronto, approximately 500 kilometers away from Ottawa, on January 29, 2022, the day that Miller claimed Fox was at the protest in Ottawa.
Mr. Miller’s claims that Mr. Fox and Enterprise Canada were involved in any way in the “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa are patently false, deeply offensive and damaging to the reputation of both Mr. Fox and Enterprise Canada.
Miller accuses Fox of being a “provocateur” hired by the federal Liberal party to be photographed at protests in order to portray the protesters as extremists and discredit the movement.
Miller’s claim compares a photo of Fox on Enterprise Canada’s website with two distant photos of the individual carrying the Nazi flag, as well as an “untested” affidavit by an individual who spoke to the flag bearer in January and claimed to recognize Fox from Miller’s photos.
The theory was described by Paul Rouleau, the commissioner of the inquiry, as “troubling” and having “little foundation in evidence” in a ruling denying Miller’s request for Fox to testify.
The theory was described by Paul Rouleau, the commissioner of the inquiry, as “troubling” and having “little foundation in evidence” in a ruling denying Miller’s request for Fox to testify.
In the statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court, Enterprise Canada’s lawyers condemned the “widespread dissemination of false and malicious allegations” against the company and its senior executive.
The statement notes that the last time Fox was in Ottawa was in 2019, whereas the Freedom Convoy protests occurred in January and February 2022.
In the statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court, Enterprise Canada’s lawyers condemned the “widespread dissemination of false and malicious allegations” against the company and its senior executive. The statement notes that the last time Fox was in Ottawa was in 2019, whereas the Freedom Convoy protests occurred in January and February 2022.
The lawsuit claims that Miller’s claims “severely damaged” Fox’s professional reputation and resulted in the “loss of business opportunities.” It also notes that Fox and his employer received “hateful and threatening” messages, one of which prompted the police to visit Fox’s home.
Enterprise Canada is seeking $1 million in general damages for defamation, as well as $250,000 in aggravated damages and $250,000 in punitive or exemplary damages.
The company is also requesting that Miller issue a retraction and apology and is asking the court for an injunction prohibiting Miller or “anyone on social media” from posting anything about his claim that Fox was the individual carrying the Nazi flag, as well as an order for Miller to remove any online posts about it.
Fox’s lawsuit claims $500,000 in damages for the “publicity” that placed him in a “false light.” Despite warnings from the company that it intended to sue him, Miller has continued to repeat his claims about Fox and Enterprise Canada online.
At one point during an interview with reporters during the inquiry, he invited the firm to do so in the hope of forcing it to produce documents.
