Vancouver councillor turns to GoFundMe for defamation lawsuit against mayor

Vancouver councillor turns to GoFundMe for defamation lawsuit against mayor

Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr is turning to an online fundraiser to help pay for his legal battle against Mayor Ken Sim, and donors are responding quickly.

Does Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim have a credibility problem?

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim admitted repeating a false allegation about city councillor Sean Orr after supposedly seeing a photo shown to him — raising questions about accountability and misinformation in local politics.  This is VANCOLOUR  host Mo Amir breaks down the mayor’s explanat

Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over ‘flippant and reckless’ drug accusation

VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation after he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs, comments the councillor said were made for political gain. The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says Sim acted “deliberately, maliciously and in bad faith” when he told Chinese-language reporters on Feb. 6 that Orr had handed out drugs on Christmas Day. Orr said outside the court complex in Vancouver on Tuesday t…