10/10/2026
Haldimand Norfolk MP Leslyn Lewis is currently in the midst of a lawsuit against York University and Sean Rehaag, Director of the Centre of Refugee Law Laboratory at Osgoode Hall Law School.
In her suit, Lewis claims that Rehaag defamed her in a series of emails and at a public forum in 2021 while she was applying for a professorship position offered to qualified individuals of African descent.
Rehaag claims that he was concerned about what he called publicly held positions taken by Lewis on social issues such as LGBTQ+ rights and immigration and wanted to be sure consultation with “students from equity seeking groups whose interests may be impacted by the public positions taken by the plaintiff” took place ahead of the hiring decision.
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