Alberta UCP leader Smith hedges on pursuing defamation lawsuit against CBC over COVID

Smith has said a review found no evidence of contact between her office and the prosecution service. The CBC has said it stands by its reporting. “We hereby provide notice of our client’s intention to bring an action against the CBC as may be required under the Defamation Act,” stated the letter. Smith’s conversation with Pawlowski is also the focus of an ongoing investigation by Alberta’s ethics commissioner. Smith has long been critical of COVID-19 masking, gathering and vaccine mandate rules, questioning whether the measures were needed to fight the pandemic.