The lawyers representing Gerry Lougheed Jr and Pat Sorbara have filed their defence submissions on directed verdict application.

The 45 page application dives into why the three Toronto Lawyers believe all three charges, two against Sorbara and one against Lougheed should be thrown out.

And it begins with quote “It is beyond dispute that Andrew Olivier could not, and did not, unilaterally declare that he would be the candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party for the 2015 by-election in Sudbury.

The trial resumes October 10th where the lawyers will argue for dismissal of Election Act charges.

The full submission can be found can be found here

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