Irving’s defence rested on an assertion he had complied with the departure notice by taking a one-hour hop across the B.C. border to Washington state.
Adjudicator Ken Thomson dismissed Irving’s story as “a total fabrication, concocted to garner further publicity and prolong your stay in Canada.”
Thomson listed more than six discrepancies in Irving’s testimony.
An angry Irving repeatedly interrupted Thomson’s decision, ignoring warnings to keep quiet.
‘Serve notice’ Irving abruptly stood up, slapped a paper on to Thomson’s desk and said: “I have to serve this writ from the high court on you which I must ask you to take notice of.”
Thomson called security and Irving was ejected from the hearing.
The “writ” was a notice that he plans to appeal.
Spokesmen for the Canadian Jewish Congress and B’nai B’rith lauded the decision.
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