QUÉBEC - A former Quebec Liberal Party chief of staff has sent a legal letter to her former employer, as the crisis within the party shows no signs of relenting.

A lawyer for Geneviève Hinse issued the letter to Liberal member Marwah Rizqy claiming she had fired the staffer without reason or explanation. The notice by lawyer Jacques Jeansonne, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press, gives Rizqy 24 hours to publicly admit that there were no grounds for Hinse's dismissal and says legal action will begin if the deadline passes.

“You did not explain your decision to her, nor to the party authorities, to whom you cited the confidentiality of your reasons, when in fact you had none,” the letter said. Jeansonne then asserts that Rizqy’s silence “aggravates the harm suffered” by his

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