CANADA
The Province
BY KEITH FRASER, THE PROVINCE JUNE 17, 2015
Freelance journalist Laura Robinson denied a suggestion by John Furlong’s lawyer on Wednesday that her intention in investigating him was to bring down the former Vancouver Olympic CEO.
Under questioning from lawyer John Hunter, Robinson also denied a suggestion that she was on a “campaign to discredit” Furlong when she investigated allegations Furlong had physically abused students more than 40 years ago.
The suggestions came during Hunter’s cross-examination of Robinson during her defamation trial against Furlong. She is alleging that Furlong defamed her after her story was published in the Georgia Straight newspaper in September 2012 outlining the physical abuse allegations. Furlong has denied those allegations.
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