I’m posting three email exchanges I had with Steve Cannane prior to the publication of his book Fair Game, which was in September 2016. These demonstrate certain relevant facts: he had my contact information; we were communicating; I had provided detailed, accurate data; he knew this to be true because he sought my data and credited it in his emails. This thread from July 2015 concerns information Cannane had requested from me when we met during a conference in Toronto that took place between … [Read more...] about Aiding and Abetting Fair Game — 2015
Steve Cannane
Aiding and Abetting Fair Game — 2014
I’m posting three email exchanges I had with Steve Cannane prior to the publication of his book Fair Game. These demonstrate certain relevant facts: he had my contact information; we were communicating; I had provided detailed, accurate, useful data; and he knew this to be true because he sought my data and credited it in his emails. This thread from early 2014, which concerns L. Ron Hubbard’s “pinks & greys” letter to Mary Sue Hubbard, started when Cannane emailed Jon Atack. On 29 Jan … [Read more...] about Aiding and Abetting Fair Game — 2014
Fair Game: more telling untold stories
On October 24, 2016, I emailed a letter to HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd and Steve Cannane to complain about how he dealt with me in Fair Game: the Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia. I identified fact errors and defamatory statements about me, and I included a number of fact errors and spelling or semantic mistakes that are not directly related to me, but which caught my eye in a quick read through the book. On November 7, 2016, I posted my complaint letter and an … [Read more...] about Fair Game: more telling untold stories
Speaking up about Fair Game
The day after emailing my comments and corrigenda (below) to HarperCollins and Steve Cannane, I emailed him again because I had just received the paper edition he had sent me: Dear Steve: Fair Game has arrived. Thanks very much. Further to my fact correction of the book, please also see this recent correction of Jon Atack/Tony Ortega’s fact errors relevant to areas you discuss in Fair Game: http://gerryarmstrong.ca/archives/1832 Regards, Gerry Cannane emailed me and said he is on … [Read more...] about Speaking up about Fair Game