Election Debate Commission Paid $8,500 to Rebel News in Defamation Settlement

Election Debate Commission Paid $8,500 to Rebel News in Defamation Settlement
Rebel News publisher Ezra Levant arrives at the Law Society of Alberta in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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The Federal Leader’s Debates Commission has settled a defamation lawsuit out of court with Rebel News Network Ltd. for $8,500.

The payment was disclosed in Public Accounts tabled in Parliament, listed under the heading Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, according to documents obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.