Ontario cabinet minister Michael Chan is launching a $4.55-million libel suit against the Globe and Mail over stories suggesting he is a risk to national security because of his ties to China.
In a 27-page statement of claim released Friday, Chan said he is seeking to clear his name after the newspaper refused last month to retract its articles, including one that cited concerns about his rapport with a former Chinese consul general in Toronto.
Any proceeds would go to PEN Canada, a non-profit organization that champions freedom of expression for writers, and the Markham-Stouffville Hospital Foundation, said Chan, who represents Markham—Unionville in the legislature and is Premier Kathleen Wynne’s minister of citizenship, immigration and international trade.
Officials from the Globe and Mail did not return calls and emails seeking comment Friday afternoon, but editor-in-chief David Walmsley said in June that “we stand by the stories.” (more...)
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