The problem for Shory is that it has now been revealed that he did in fact get served a Statement of Claim back in the summer of 2008, before he became and MP.
Senior Conservatives in Calgary are said to be upset because they did not know this at the time and it looks like he did not come clean and tell them during the vetting process.
...confirmed, but BMO has stated pretty clearly that Devinder Shory did know that he was named in the lawsuit back in September 2008. And that's how you would learn of such a thing, isn't it?...by being served with a statement of claim? But if so, that would make this statement...
...which is gone from his website but still on his facebook page...well, it would make it untrue.
Its worth noting that Shory's 2008 nomination run for the Calgary Northeast was quite bitterly contested, with accusations of impropriety on all sides. If word of the BMO suit had got out at the time, who knows what might have happened?
PS. It occurs to me that Shory's statement above is untrue whether or not he was served, as long as he learned of the suit last year and not through "media stories", which BMO indicates he did.
HE'S A LIAR AND THUS FITS THE TORY CULTURE OF DECEPTION. HARPER MAY EVEN HAVE KNOWN HE WAS LYING.DO THYE NOT DO FORENSIC CHECKS ON POTENTIAL MP'S.
ReplyDeleteALL parties check their candidate's as thoroughly as they can. There is a pretty good chance other senior Conservatives knew...
ReplyDeleteAll parties have missed things that were on the public record, like offensive blog postings.
ReplyDeleteI don't think they'd know about this unless he chose to tell them. As BCL points out, there are others who'd have been glad to make use of the knowlege.
but BMO has stated pretty clearly that Devinder Shory did know that he was named in the lawsuit back in September 2008. And that's how you would learn of such a thing, isn't it?...by being served with a statement of claim?
ReplyDeleteUmm no. Many people learn that a lawsuit is imminent before a Statement of Claim is filed. BMO was probably investigating the matter long before the lawsuit was filed.
It occurs to me that Shory's statement above is untrue whether or not he was served, as long as he learned of the suit last year and not through "media stories", which BMO indicates he did.
Again no. He claims he learned of a civil suit through media stories not an investigation. All this article says is that he knows the situation was being investigated and that he was demanded to hand over some documents including his trust ledger. It could be completely true that he learned about the lawsuit itself through media stories if he wasnt served.