Helena Guergis suing PM Stephen Harper

[CHIMO]

Former MP Helena Guergis is suing Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Conservative MPs Shelly Glover and Lisa Raitt, the Conservative Party of Canada and a number of other individuals for defamation and other claims.

The former member of Harper's cabinet, who had to leave the Conservative caucus in April 2010 following allegations against her and her husband, former MP Rahim Jaffer, launched the court action in Ontario's Superior Court of Justice. The statement of claim was obtained by CBC.

The unproven allegations related to drug use, fraud, extortion and association with prostitutes.

Guergis is not only suing her former boss and colleagues, but also Ray Novak, Harper's principal secretary, Arthur Hamilton and the law firm he works for, Cassels Brock & Blackwell, Guy Giorno, Harper's former chief of staff, Axelle Pellerin, a former aide to Guergis, and Derrick Snowdy. Snowdy is the private investigator from Toronto whose allegations helped spark the controversy around Guergis and her husband.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/12/22/pol-guergis-lawsuit.html
Dec 22, 2011 5:13 PM ET

[JBoy]

1. I'm of two minds on Guergis

My earliest impressions of her were coloured by the ridiculous hissy fit she threw in Charlottetown airport, where she showed herself to be an out-of-touch, don't-you-know-who-i-am weasel.

She and her husband Jaffer may very well have been involved in some kind of shady stuff, though likely minor.

But for some reason Harper and his cronies felt a need to get rid of her. Throwing her under the bus is an understatement. They pinned her to a speedbump at the Greyhound station.

Let's hope that this lawsuit can go on long enough to provide anyone with an axe to grind against Harper a conduit for juicy backroom stuff. I'm guessing Guergis isn't the first or the last person that Harper has screwed over.

[CHIMO]

2. The airport

Incident. That is one that I require more information about before having an opinion on.

However, Harper must be angry with her husband, the ventriloquist. He lost a seat in Edmonton. Not allowed.

She has named many people in the suit. Giorno being one of them. There must be many red tories just waiting to pounce on the reformers. If she has enough money behind her and enough staying power, it could be the start of something. Perhaps like planting a tree back in Diefs time. It could grow.

[applegrove]

3. Yup. I agree. Harper, Guergis, Jaffer....they are all a bunch of creeps. I'm not surprised

she is sueing. They can all have each other as far as I'm concerned.