Explosive testimony, petty takedowns

And Tory vs. Tory

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It was a day of eye-opening testimony at the committee studying municipal code-of-conduct legislation — but first, y’all were buzzing about the Maggi vs. Kouvalis lawsuit, so I’ve rounded up the juiciest quotes from the statement of claim that didn’t make it into the first dispatch.

To wit: Liberal-linked pollster QUITO MAGGI is suing rival pollster NICK KOUVALIS and the PC Party over a string of X posts he alleges amounts to a smear campaign, defamation and reputational sabotage.

Reminder: These are allegations that have not been proven in court. But the claim is full of scorched-earth drama. Here are some of the spiciest lines:

— Society would be offended: Kouvalis’ conduct, Maggi alleges, is “so egregious and reckless that it offends society’s sense of decency and morality.”

— The Eglinton–Lawrence leak: Maggi points out he was trashed after releasing polling that showed the PCs floundering in Eglinton–Lawrence (which they wound up narrowly holding on to). Maggi claim…