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Report: George Soros Suing Canadian Media Group For Defamation (VIDEO)

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Billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros has long been a controversial figure, but it seems sometimes enough is enough. According to Canada’s CTV News, Soros is suing Canadian media conglomerate Quebecor for defamation over a column written by company Vice President Kory Teneycke, which called the civic advocacy organization Avaaz “an American special interest group funded by U.S. billionaire George Soros.”

According to CTV’s report, novelist Margaret Atwood is also threatening to sue over comments made in the same column. The furor over the column led to Teneycke’s resignation as Vice President, Development at Quebecor, where he was heading up a project to launch a right-wing cable news channel called SunTV News. Teneycke resigned suddenly yesterday over allegations that he fraudulently interfered with an online petition hosted by Avaaz.org.

The report of the Soros lawsuit comes at the 0:40 mark in this CTV report. UPDATE: Video below. Note cameo by Glenn Beck. UPDATE # 2: Sun Media has apologized in print to Soros and issued a retraction. Full story here.

Related:
Fox News North Claims its First Casualty (With Help From Margaret Atwood) [Mediaite]
Teneycke: Atwood’s U.S. sellout [Toronto Sun]
Sun TV VP Quits [CTV]



Additional Analysis:
Sun TV VP quits : Power Play: Journalists on Teneycke’s departure [CTV]

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  • Moderate

    “According to CTV’s report, novelist Margaret Atwood is also threatening to sue over comments made in the same column.”

    If this was possible in the USA, Mediaite would be sued hourly by Glen Beck and Sarah Palin.

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    Soros supports progressive organizations and spend a fortune trying to defeat Bush in 04. That’s why the right hate him so much.

    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/06/what-has-this-guy-done-that-has-glenn.html

  • Bad Wolf

    Fox News and Glenn Beck have been inflaming passions in America to the country’s detriment.
    I hope Canada can avoid the same fate.

    Now, Soros, please take that arch-fiend, Glenn Beck to court. He is due some accountability.

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    Bad Wolf says: “Now, Soros, please take that arch-fiend, Glenn Beck to court. He is due some accountability.”

    I’ve been wondering the same thing. Beck called Joel Rogers a Marxist, and Rogers let him slide even though he told me that he’s not a Marxist.
    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/07/becks-crime-inc-continued-on-joel.html

    I’d love to have Beck call me a Marxist: lawyers are standing by!

    Glenn, are your minions reporting back to you?

  • bigcitylib

    Hello From Canada! I’m pretty sure Mr. Soros is suing over the column “George Schwartz, the Jewish Nazi”, authored by Ezra Levant. The Ottawa Sun, for example, has pulled that column down, although they’ve left some pretty clearly defamatory comments in place. Furthermore, earlier today, Mr. Levant pulled the same column from his blog.

    The column in question used some material from an earlier U.S. piece that was already retracted.

  • ksecus

    How dare Soros sue this bunch for making up bald faced lies about him?

  • Haimerej

    Don’t you have to show damages to win a defamation suit?

  • greg454

    Truth is the best defense against defamation, and it’s is truth that Soros does not regret his former past as a nazi collaborator, just watch the 60 Minutes interview of him!

  • Bad Wolf

    greg454 said:
    Truth is the best defense against defamation, and it’s is truth that Soros does not regret his former past as a nazi collaborator, just watch the 60 Minutes interview of him!

    And Glenn Beck’s rabid populism is right out of Hitler’s playbook.
    Is it any wonder GB has studied Hitler so closely?
    Hitler wanted to “Restore Honor” as well. Hhmm?

  • murf

    BadWolf — Yeah, stop drinking the bong water and get an education .

  • TfT

    And then there’s this: (h/t gateway pundit):

    Fox News is taking aim at US Senate Democratic candidate Robin Carnahan.

    Fox News filed a lawsuit against her campaign organization for unauthorized use of TV footage of Fox anchor Christopher Wallace. They’re calling it a smear ad against her Republican opponent Roy Blunt.

    Fox News said Carnahan’s campaign infringed on Fox copyright by using a Wallace interview with Blunt in an ad. Fox said it has not endorsed a candidate in that race.

    Hmmmm, a corrupt dem escapes the headlines of mediaite again. Will wonders never cease?

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    greg454 says:”… Soros does not regret his former past as a nazi collaborator, just watch the 60 Minutes interview of him!”

    He was a young teen, and his father told him to do what the Nazi who protected him told him to do. Greg, if that is the worse you can come up with on Soros, you need to keep digging.
    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/06/what-has-this-guy-done-that-has-glenn.html

    Like, look into the ties that Murdoch has with Communists:
    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/06/glenn-becks-boss-faction-unto-himself.html

  • philipjames

    It must have been pretty hard to defame a fellow like Soros who during World War II in Hungary hid the fact he was a Jew and helped the Nazis to confiscate Jewish possessions. But I guess if you are a liberal scumball, morality and honor are not part of the equation and since liberals have none, it is hard to judge them on those things. So, what was the defamation? That Soros is a human being?

  • notsofast

    Sorry, George, but how can you sue someone for something you never had?

  • jk76

    what will you do when the world goes to shit? apologize to everyone? you gonna make a post on twitter? that’s if there’s electricity. you gonna meet at starbucks with your laptops to come up with ideas to save us all?

    while you do that, the people that you will never take liberty and freedom from, will be saving your pussy asses. I never understood why people don’t move OUT of the USA instead of to Armerica when there’s so many persons saying how bad we are or how they love the socialism and similar societal functions.

    GTFO cause you will never win, guaranteed

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Soros is one of the most EVIL people on Earth. If I believed in torture, this is one person that deserves the worst anyone could deliver.

  • Bill Mahwer

    At his age and with all his wealth he continues to do anything for money.

    If there was a monetary equivalent of a nymphomaniac the dictionary would have his picture next to the word.

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    notsofast says: “Sorry, George, but how can you sue someone for something you never had?”

    Soros has demonstrated more character in giving to those in need than Beck is likely to ever demonstrate. Of course, you’re interested in character assassination with no evidence or specific charge to support your baseless assertion.

    Then, Mediaite’s “favorite” reactionary weighed in: gordonbloyershow says: “Soros is one of the most EVIL people on Earth. If I believed in torture, this is one person that deserves the worst anyone could deliver.”

    Beck thinks Soros is evil, too, Gordon. Have you ever had an original thought? Reactionary Bloyer wants to torture one of the world’s leading philanthropists because he had the nerve to spend a portion of his fortune trying in 2004 to stop the re-election of George Bush, one of this country’s more incompetent president’s of all time.

    If anyone reader here needs a solid reason to understand why reactionaries need to be kept from the reigns of government power, this should suffice. Bloyer wants to torture someone whom he disagrees with politically.

    Soros is a good guy:
    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/06/what-has-this-guy-done-that-has-glenn.html
    Soros spent money trying to undermine Soviet Communism in Eastern Europe.

    Murdoch is not a good guy:
    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/06/glenn-becks-boss-faction-unto-himself.html
    Murdoch is undermining journalistic standards AND he supports Communist policies.

    Soros is a near genius at making money in investments. Beck has been telling his gullible audience that Soros is buying up gold, but in fact Soros is warning that gold is in a bubble state. Given Soros’ understanding of these matters and record of successful investments, we should be seeing Beck cry sometime (again) when his investments in gold sink to their normal value.

    Bill Mahwer says: “At his age and with all his wealth he continues to do anything for money.”

    He should retire? Maybe the elderly Murdoch should retire. If there is someone who will do anything for money, including supporting Communists, it’s not Soros, Bill; it’s Rupert Murdoch.

    Get the facts:
    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/06/glenn-becks-boss-faction-unto-himself.html

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    GBR, LOL, do you really think you are fooling anyone? People can read what I said and then they can read what you said. I said mine in two sentences and you took two paragraphs to try to distort what I said. LOL.

    Why don’t you quit hiding behind that silly phony name and stand up like a man? Oh, I know why you don’t. It is because you are a coward and you don’t what your neighbors to know that you are a KOOK.

  • Cancon1

    This clown, suing for Defamation? Classic, the man is the biggest funder of Defamation in the world! I am sure none of these people are in the defamation business. This Soros is dangerous.

    http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/Articles/Organizations%20Funded%20Directly5.htm

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    gordonbloyershow says: “Why don’t you quit hiding behind that silly phony name and stand up like a man? Oh, I know why you don’t. It is because you are a coward and you don’t what your neighbors to know that you are a KOOK.”

    Nice try Bloyer, but once again you miss the mark. I’m not ashamed of my work. I post as The Glenn Beck Review here and everywhere I discuss Beck for a reason.

    My name is Victor Tiffany and anyone who reads The Glenn Beck Review can figure that out easily enough. It’s not a “phony name,” you reactionary deceiver; it’s my DBA.

    Yes, Examiner pays me for my work:
    http://www.examiner.com/progressive-in-syracuse/victor-tiffany

    If I’m a kook, then there are hundreds of us, some more critical of Beck than I if you can believe it. At least I don’t call Beck an idiot. What you said was not just poor judgement on your part (and Beck’s), it’s dishonest. Demonizing your political foes: how sleazy are you on your Blowhard Show? Do you too link Obama to Lucifer like Beck?

  • no-touchy-touchy

    gordonbloyershow said:
    GBR, LOL, do you really think you are fooling anyone? People can read what I said and then they can read what you said. I said mine in two sentences and you took two paragraphs to try to distort what I said. LOL.

    Why don’t you quit hiding behind that silly phony name and stand up like a man? Oh, I know why you don’t. It is because you are a coward and you don’t what your neighbors to know that you are a KOOK.

    I’m so glad you put your beautiful mug up there GordyBoy

  • TeaBagALibby

    GlennBeckReview said:
    Bad Wolf says: “Now, Soros, please take that arch-fiend, Glenn Beck to court. He is due some accountability.”

    I’ve been wondering the same thing. Beck called Joel Rogers a Marxist, and Rogers let him slide even though he told me that he’s not a Marxist.
    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/07/becks-crime-inc-continued-on-joel.html

    I am sure Glenn Beck is scared out of his mind of you and your lawyers.

    I’d love to have Beck call me a Marxist: lawyers are standing by!

    Glenn, are your minions reporting back to you?

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