The Era and John Taylor in hot water after going too far with allegations

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Over the past four years, the idea of our local council members "getting along" has been raised as a pretty consistent theme.  The fact is, the gruesome-twosome wasn't getting along with former Councillor Maddie Di Muccio. They employed integrity commissioner reports and are believed to be associated with underhanded election campaign tactics to force her out of office.

But having full control over the council votes wasn't enough for the gruesome-twosome. John Taylor took things too far and continued to harangue Di Muccio even after she lost. It was an embarrassing display of hubris and now we are learning that the as the idiom goes, the chickens have come home to roost for at least one member of the gruesome-twosome.

Earlier this year, the integrity commissioner process was exposed for what is was: a kangaroo court. After the Integrity Commissioner ridiculously exonerated Regional Councillor John Taylor, even the senior management of the Town of Newmarket could not stand the embarrassment any longer.  The senior staff admitted that the current Code of Conduct was a sham and ordered a complete tear-down/ re-build of the process.

After that exposure, Taylor and his ally, the Newmarket Era, went on attack mode against Di Muccio. It was a naive strategy because it appears as though they fell into their own swords.

We are now learning that both Mr. Taylor and the Newmarket Era have been sued for libel by Di Muccio. The Era has published a clarification to their story - which appeared to be an attempt to mitigate their potential payout. It will be up to a judge to see if their clarification helped them but on the surface it appears that they are admitting to libel because of its publication.

As a member of the public, I am keenly interested in these types of cases. A lot has been said by the gruesome-twosome and their ally, the Newmarket Era, about Maddie Di Muccio over the past number of years.  Much of what was said seemed too incredulous for an educated person to believe. Now there is a legal challenge to prove the veracity of their words.

The reputations and legacy of the parties involved will be written based on who wins or loses. The Era and Mr. Taylor have only one defense: prove what they stated to be true. If they can't, they will be known as libelous from here on and never to be trusted ever again.

I have yet to go down to the courthouse to order a copy of the plaintiff's claim. I have done so previously with the Steve Hinder lawsuit and found it very informative.  When I get a chance to get a copy of the claim, I will post details to update my readers.

Stay tuned.