The federal Liberal government spent $60,000 to defend a cabinet minister against a $25,000 defamation case launched against him by a disabled veterans’ rights activist, and it is expected to spend much more before the matter is resolved.
Sean Bruyea obtained Justice Department documents under Canada’s Access to Information (ATIP) law that show the government spent $59,039.85 in legal fees to defend former veterans affairs minister Seamus O’Regan, who is now the Minister of Indigenous Services, in a suit Mr. Bruyea filed in small-claims court.
“I was shocked,” Mr. Bruyea said. “They are willing to spend more than twice the amount in the small-claims court action than what it would have cost to settle.”
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