Sault College and president David Orazietti have launched a civil lawsuit against both Conestoga College and its president, John Tibbits, after the two school leaders found themselves embroiled in a heated war of words over the issue of international student enrolment earlier this year.
The defamation suit stems from a public event in February, where Conestoga College president John Tibbits went so far as to call Orazietti a “whore” who needs to learn to “shut his mouth.”Tibbits was responding to comments Orazietti made during an appearance on Village Media’s Inside the Village podcast.
The Conestoga president pointed to Sault College’s partnership with triOS, a private college in the Greater Toronto area. Approximately 2,800 Sault College students are currently enrolled at two triOS campuses under the partnership. The civil suit also included the following statements made by Tibbits to CambridgeToday reporter Joe McGinty:
Unions representing college staff at Conestoga College called on Tibbits to resign in the days that followed his remarks. The board of governors for Conestoga College issued a news release, stating that the language used by Tibbits was unacceptable and that the president apologized for the remarks — but only after legal counsel for Sault College gave “formal notice pursuant to the Libel and Slander Act” and requested a retraction and apology within five business days.
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