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B.C. school trustee ‘striptease artist’ defamation suit wraps up in Chilliwack

Current trustee alleges she was defamed when now former trustee called her ‘striptease artist’
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Carin Bondar (Photo: Chilliwack School District); and Barry Neufeld (Photo: Facebook).

The defamation trial of Barry Neufeld wrapped up Tuesday (Nov. 21) in Chilliwack Law Courts.

The six-day trial was the upshot of the civil lawsuit between trustee Carin Bondar and former trustee Neufeld.

Counsel for the plaintiff Susanna Quail and defence counsel Paul Jaffe presented arguments and cross examination of the two witnesses in turn.

The lawsuit alleged that former school trustee Neufeld defamed Bondar when he called her a “striptease artist.

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Jennifer Feinberg

About the Author: Jennifer Feinberg

I have been a Chilliwack Progress reporter for 20+ years, covering the arts, city hall, as well as Indigenous, and climate change stories.
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