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Kinsella’s ‘affidavits’ column prompts speculation, PM, party leaders asked about sexual conduct as #MeToo hits the Hill
By Jolson Lim February 7, 2018
While some critics say Warren Kinsella fanned the flames of Ottawa’s rumour mill, he says his assertions are true and he received so much reaction from people because they’ve heard 'similar allegations.'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh were all recently asked by the media about their own sexual conduct. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
In response to some criticism that he fanned the flames of Ottawa’s rumour mill in a column he penned featuring a sensational story of a “very powerful” politician who used affidavits to silence victims, Warren Kinsella says his assertions are true and he received so much reaction from people because they’ve heard “similar allegations.”
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