Darouze being sued for defamation. Good riddance.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/councillor-george-darouze-sued-defamation-1.5617933
Here's an excerpt:
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While Darouze was formally sanctioned by council in September 2019 — a formality that means council agreed the Osgoode councillor contravened their code of conduct — no other penalty was recommended by Marleau or discussed by council.
Instead, Darouze had to write the couple an apology and ask the chief to remove the incident from Reinhard Lechleitner's employee file. The councillor has done so, and emailed the couple in September that he was "truly sorry" that they "perceived" his actions as harassment.
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What an asshole. He was formally sanctioned and he still doesn't admit guilt. And of course, Watson supported him the entire way.
When you look at Tierney, Darouze and Chiarelli, you can really see the Mayor's biased for his close allies. While he defended Tierney and Darouze the entire way, he threw Chiarelli under the bus with not a moments hesitation.
I'm certainly not defending Chiarelli. Accusations against him are much worse and I believe the women who have stepped-up, but the Mayor should stay neutral during the investigation.
Most of all, Watson should not be rewarding Councillor's who have been sanctioned (Tierney and Darouze both remain n powerful positions).
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