The Canadian Press
HALIFAX, Canada — A Halifax firefighter who is alleged in a lawsuit to have criticized the chief and deputy chief on a weekly newspaper’s website says he has been fired.
Blair Cromwell says he was dismissed from the fire department after a meeting Tuesday with union representatives and city employees.
The 50-year-old Cromwell says he was told during the meeting that he was let go due to insubordination and an unwillingness to apologize for his actions.
City spokeswoman Shaune MacKinlay confirmed Cromwell was no longer on city staff, but added that she would not comment on the reasons behind his departure.
Cromwell was sued for defamation in June by fire Chief Bill Mosher and Deputy Chief Stephen Thurber for comments he allegedly made on the website of the Coast about allegations of racism in the fire department.
The case gained a high profile because Mosher and Thurber went to court to compel the weekly newspaper and Internet service providers to identify the person behind the anonymous comments.
The allegations contained in the statement of claim have not been proven in court.
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