Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld is seeking financial support from SOGI 123 opponents as he heads to court in Chilliwack this week.
Neufeld is the subject of a defamation lawsuit after referring to school trustee Carin Bondar as B次元官网网址渁 striptease artist,B次元官网网址� while she was running for school board election.
The request for monetary help from Neufeld went out in early November as he prepared for the court case to be heard in Chilliwack Supreme Court starting on Nov. 14.
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The former trustee framed the situation as being: B次元官网网址渋mportant that I win this case and try to obtain damages.B次元官网网址�
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Bondar put out a brief statement before the case begins:
B次元官网网址淚 welcome this issue having its day in court. My legal team and I have prepared our case with ample supporting evidence. Although it continues to take an emotional toll, it remains critically important for women in politics to stand up against smear campaigns dedicated to decreasing our desire to serve.
B次元官网网址淭he only way forward is through,B次元官网网址� Bondar added.
The trustee first spoke about the issue in October 2022 to state she felt compelled to sue the former trustee for his dismissive remarks.
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The remark in question made by Neufeld was about an educational video Bondar made on the topics of evolution and natural selection in 2014, which was a parody of the Miley CyrusB次元官网网址� Wrecking Ball video.
B次元官网网址淚 am not a striptease artist, nor have I ever been one,B次元官网网址� Bondar said, adding she was a full-time instructor in the biology department at the University of the Fraser Valley. Her lawyer fired off a cease-and-desist letter to Neufeld, suggesting his remark was a deliberate attempt to damage BondarB次元官网网址檚 reputation and hurt her chances of winning the election.
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