CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — It’s never too early for a reboot.
A revamped e-gaming lawsuit has been filed in the P.E.I. Supreme Court, this time taking aim at Progressive Conservative Premier Dennis King.
The latest e-gaming lawsuit alleges a “civil conspiracy to prevent disclosure” of details of meetings about online gambling between King, lobbyist Chris LeClair, Atlantic Canada Aerospace and Defence Association representative Allan Campbell and a man named Jeffery Reynolds. The statement of claim was filed by Paul Maines and his firm 7645686 Canada Inc.
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The P.E.I. court of appeal ruled in 2020 to allow a separate e-gaming lawsuit, filed by Maines’ firm, to proceed to trial. This trial has not yet occurred.
The court of appeal, however, reduced the scope of that sprawling $150-million lawsuit, limiting it to a question of whether a 2012 agreement between the province and…
