Posted 4/21/2008 8:00:00 PM
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While Richard Warman may have issues with a whole host of conservative bloggers, perhaps Mr. Warman's biggest problem at the moment is his old pal Dean Steacy.
Mr. Warman, of course, if the former Canadian Human Rights Commission investigator who left the CHRC and became a frequent complainant, brining forth a number of complaints, including one recently against Marc Lemire.
It was in the course of the complaint against Marc Lemire that CHRC investigator Dean Steacy found himself answering questions under oath. As detailed here, those questions concerned the investigative practices of CHRC staff; specifically whether they used online pseudonyms to post comments on far-right and neo-Nazi websites.
As it turns out, that March 25th hearing may prove embarrassing and damaging to Mr. Warman. Mr. Steacy was on the stand discussing his use of the pseudonym "Jadewarr" to log on and post at Stormfront.org.
As detailed by Ezra Levant (who is among those being sued by Warman), an admission made under oath by Steacy would seem to directly contradict a statement made under oath by Warman.
This may prove to be interesting, because at the heart of the lawsuit against Levant and the other bloggers is Warman's denial of an accusation that he posted controversial remarks on a website under a pseudonym. I assume the burden of proof will still be on the defendents, but this might hurt Warman's credibility, and that would certainly come into play. Stay tuned.
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