Former Poet Laureate @CityofVancouver. Writer on Due Process.
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Truth & Consequences just hit #36 on Substack’s global New Bestsellers list.
Thank you to all my subscribers, new and old. Lots more to come!
The little niche Substack that could, still following the Galloway case and everything around it.
@simonsinek, thanks for having a slow week. Congrats on #41.
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Brad Cran retweeted
It blows my mind that this great wrong has been done and it's taken this long for some semblance of justice to be done.
For people to be doubling down on what is clearly a losing narrative at this point---I can't even fathom what's wrong with them.
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Jamie Sarkonak: Glynnis Kirchmeier agreed with proposition that UBC investigation into rape allegation was corrupt from the start
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More in depth coverage of the Galloway defamation trial. @bradcran parses the details of lies, cover ups & cancel culture blunders like nobody else
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Wow.
Glynnis Kirchmeier, a sexual-violence activist who has her own complaint against UBC, advised people "how to say damaging things about (author Steven) Galloway without being sued," says @bradcran.
The judge must determine "malice" in allegations against Galloway.
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Brad Cran retweeted
Glynnis Kirchmeier, a sexual-violence activist who has her own complaint against UBC, advised people "how to say damaging things about (author Steven) Galloway without being sued," says @bradcran.
The judge must determine "malice" in allegations against Galloway.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
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Galloway Update: On the stand, Glynnis Kirchmeier argued a slash changed the meaning of the tweet she’s being sued over, called retired judge Mary Ellen Boyd “a shill for UBC,” and admitted coaching others on how to accuse Steven Galloway without being sued.
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Brad Cran retweeted
It’s absolutely insane that anyone at @UBC involved in this debacle still has their job.
UBC paid accuser to join Steven Galloway inquiry, court hears
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Thanks @HoffRick much appreciated. Anyone can follow along with the Steven Galloway trial here truthandconsequences.substac…
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=xD3tyA…. Galloway case discussed …
Brad Cran retweeted
Thanks for this. I am not a subscriber, but what you presented was clear and well-prepared. I didn’t think this evidence was helpful. Leaving aside the foundational components of the opinion, Galloway has an obligation to reasonably mitigate his damages, not perfectly mitigate them. His circumstances and resources are in no way comparable to an airport authority, a ferry corporation, or Clinton, Stewart, or Woods.
According to CBC, an expert was called to suggest that Galloway could have done more to mitigate his damages. An odd choice, IMHO.
Galloway had lost his job, didn’t have the resources of Clinton, Stewart, or Woods, and had been accused of rape. His obligation was to act reasonably—not perfectly—in mitigating his damages.
How these examples help the court is beyond me. It’s a comparison of apples to Jupiter.
Brad Cran retweeted
A study in how NOT to be a good witness at an important trial—don’t prepare, don’t read relevant documents but jump to conclusions as if you did
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Author Steven Galloway fought to rebuild his life.
However, an expert, Norman Stowe of @PaceGroupVan, countered that the terminated UBC writing prof. basically "gave up."
It's not the case: Brad Cran (@bradcran) and others point to:
- all the things Galloway did to restore his reputation
- to how Stowe admitted he never saw the defamatory tweets
- to how Stowe didn't know anything about publishing
- and to how the expert was uninformed on mental health.
What's stranger, Stowe testified Bill Clinton, Martha Stewart and Tiger Woods all rehabilitated themselves after being exposed for wrongdoing.
As Galloway's lawyer said in response, however, his client didn't do anything wrong.
Unlike Clinton, Stewart and Woods, he is not alone in maintaining Galloway has been falsely accused.
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A.B.’s crisis-management expert told the court Steven Galloway made no attempt to rebuild his reputation. Under cross-examination, he was shown the steps Galloway took, from documents he’d never been given. #Canlit #UBCAccountable
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Brad Cran retweeted
.@SFU prof. El Chenier, who teaches gender, sexuality, and women’s studies, encouraged the public to attend Steven Galloway’s trial in support of A.B. (who falsely accused the author of rape), as well as @TrentUniversity academic Mandi Gray, another defendant.
Via @preta_6 #cdnpoli #bcpoli
Amy Hamm: Galloway’s accuser won’t defend rape allegation, blames others for spreading it around nationalpost.com/opinion/amy…
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It’s where to go for in depth reporting on Galloway defamation trial, false allegations & witness accounts
Truth & Consequences just hit #36 on Substack’s global New Bestsellers list.
Thank you to all my subscribers, new and old. Lots more to come!
The little niche Substack that could, still following the Galloway case and everything around it.
@simonsinek, thanks for having a slow week. Congrats on #41.
@Substack #CanLit
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Brad Cran retweeted
You offer in-depth analysis of one of the most significant false accusations of our era in Canada, Brad, particularly as it has hobbled Canadian literature and exposed some of its tragic cultural flaws.
Truth & Consequences just hit #36 on Substack’s global New Bestsellers list.
Thank you to all my subscribers, new and old. Lots more to come!
The little niche Substack that could, still following the Galloway case and everything around it.
@simonsinek, thanks for having a slow week. Congrats on #41.
@Substack #CanLit
truthandconsequences.substac…
Brad Cran retweeted
The books Steven Galloway never wrote, by @bradcran.
The Cellist of Sarejevo sold 130k copies in Canada alone.
But Galloway's former publisher, Louise Dennys of @randomhouseca, told the B.C. court everything fell apart after the Nov. 2015 rape allegations.
They “blanketed the country and the literary community,” she said.
More from Cran's substack:
"Booksellers, festivals, and promotions all fell away. 'All the ancillary promotions disappeared overnight. It was extraordinary,' said Dennys.
"'Booksellers told the company, 'We can’t have this book in stores. Readers are upset by it.' No festival would invite Galloway to speak.
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