Two Victoria mayoral candidates have started a classic round of political mudslinging.
Political consultant and former Saanich council candidate, Michael Geoghegan, has put forward a formal complaint with the Law Society of BC against former practicing lawyer and current work harassment specialist, Stephen Hammond.
Geoghegan says that Hammond and other members of the NewCouncil slate have been paying Paul Seal, a man now on the run for fraud, to post politically charged ads on his social media page, Victoria BC Today.
B次元官网网址淰ictoria BC Today has run a whole series of attack ads, primarily against Lisa Helps and a bit to myself,B次元官网网址� Geoghegan said. B次元官网网址淲e believe itB次元官网网址檚 contravention to the elections act.B次元官网网址�
Posts on the Victoria BC Today Facebook page present Geoghegan as a racist, sexist and misogynist, and say he was fired from a previous position due to inappropriate comments. The website these comments are linked to is an Arabian business site.
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Geoghegan said his campaign manager has a close contact who works with Seal who was able to verify who paid for these ads, though The B次元官网网址 could not verify this.
B次元官网网址淢r. Hammond has aided and abetted a fugitive from justice; itB次元官网网址檚 completely beyond the pale and completely beyond justice,B次元官网网址� Geoghegan said. B次元官网网址淢r. Hammond thought he could get away with it, and frankly he canB次元官网网址檛.B次元官网网址�
Hammond said that NewCouncil hasnB次元官网网址檛 taken any ads with Seal, or with any other social media outlets at this moment, and noted that this was just a political move for Geoghegan to garner attention.
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Hammond said he canB次元官网网址檛 help what shows up on the World Wide Web, but that GeogheganB次元官网网址檚 allegations would be as nonsensical if he said B次元官网网址淗ammond has been known to club baby seals.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淗ave we paid for advertisements with Seal? ThatB次元官网网址檚 a big fat no,B次元官网网址� Hammond said.
Geoghegan said he will file a formal complaint with the Victoria Police Department, and send the ensuing affidavit to the Law Society of BC.
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