CANADA
Times Colonist
Keith Fraser / The Province
June 24, 2015
A former head coach of Canada’s men’s basketball team took the stand yesterday in defence of John Furlong at the trial at which the former Vancouver Olympic CEO is being sued for defamation.
Ken Shields said he received a phone call from freelance journalist Laura Robinson, who filed the defamation suit against Furlong, in 1994 during the world championships in Germany.
“It was a very aggressive, I would say, caustic call accusing me of racial bias,” Shields said.
“It was just a horrendous experience. I didn’t feel that she was open to anything I said.”
Shields told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge that Robinson accused him of racism in his selection of national team members. – See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/defamation-trial-witnesses-defend-furlong-call-journalist-aggressive-1.1977761#sthash.xZt9bHiy.dpuf
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