Widdowson files legal action against ULethbridge

Frances Widdowson has filed a $3M defamation claim against the University of Lethbridge, which she alleges accused her of spreading prejudice, hate, disinformation, and lies. The lawsuit filed in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta names several individuals from the institution as parties to the action, including ULethbridge President Digvir Jayas; ULethbridge Vice-Provost of Iniskim Indigenous relations Leroy Little Bear; and ULethbridge Gender, Equity, and Diversity Committee Chair Patrick Wilson. ULethbridge issued a statement indicating that it “will be filing its Statement of Defence in due course, in which it will contest a number of assertions contained in the lawsuit.”