Businessman Georges Gantcheff is suing Minister Éric Caire for $1.2 million, who pointed the finger at him in his response to Liberal Lise Thériault on corruption.
The real estate magnate believes that the Minister of Cybersecurity and Digital has made defamatory remarks regarding him, which damage his reputation.
On February 16, MNA D’Anjou-Louis-Riel made a strong media outing at the National Assembly once morest the detractors of Jean Charest and the legacy of the Liberal Party of Quebec.
She attacked the integrity of several elected rivals. She notably recalled that Minister Cairo had embellished his CV in his race for the leadership of the ADQ. Stung to the quick, the latter had replied. “There are no Gorges Gantcheff, Marc Bibeau, or Franco Fava or William Bartlett in my CV,” he retorted to journalists in the corridors of Parliament.
In his action filed at the Montreal Courthouse, the real estate entrepreneur argues that Éric Caire’s statements “unfairly and falsely imply” that he is not of integrity. “The defendant’s comments are slanderous, vexatious and defamatory,” insists Mr. Gantcheff.
At the time of writing these lines, Minister Caire’s spokesperson had not responded to questions from our Parliamentary Office.