Supreme Court allows lawsuit against former chief electoral officer to proceed
Joe Anglin's 2017 suit over 2015 campaign interference can move forward after court ruling.
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Canada's Supreme Court upheld a former Alberta politician's lawsuit against the province's former chief electoral officer, allowing the case to proceed after years of legal delays.
Joe Anglin, a former legislature member elected in 2012 under the now-defunct Wildrose Party, launched the suit in 2017 alleging the chief electoral officer interfered in his 2015 re-election bid as an Independent candidate.
During that campaign, Elections Alberta investigated and fined Anglin for issues with his lawn signs and pamphlets, citing sponsorship information printed too small. Anglin alleged malicious prosecution and that former chief electoral officer Glen Resler acted in bad faith.
A lower court threw out the lawsuit in 2022. Anglin successfully appealed in part in 2024, though his malicious prosecution claim was denied. Resler then appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Supreme Court sided with Anglin Thursday, upholding the Alberta Appeal Court's ruling that the lawsuit can continue.