Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the senior military commander who once led Canada’s vaccine rollout, is suing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal government and top military and political figures for more than $6 million in damages months after he was acquitted of sexual assault.
A statement of claim filed Wednesday by Fortin’s legal team alleges defamation, misfeasance in public office, conspiracy and negligent investigation.
“The defendants’ conduct was reprehensible, extreme, flagrant and high-handed,” the lawsuit alleges. “It constituted a marked departure from ordinary standards of decent behaviour.”
The lawsuit against the government and more than two dozen individuals claims “political actors acting in concert and consultation with each
