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The fall apparently didn’t keep Manning from his Senate duties at the time, as Hansard shows he was active in the chamber throughout June 2015, including on the day after his reported slip, when he tabled a report and cast two votes. He’s cast Senate votes regularly over the past two years, and chairs the standing committee on fisheries and oceans.

The statement of claim, filed June 9, 2017 (just inside the two-year statute of limitations), targets the House of Commons, Public Works and Government Services Canada, and the Attorney General of Canada as the Crown’s representative.

It says the House of Commons and the public works department are the “owner and occupier” of Centre Block, and therefore “responsible for the general condition, safety, maintenance, and control of this area.” It raises numerous scenarios of alleged negligence.

The lawsuit does not mention the Senate as an occupant of Centre Block, but it’s the House of Commons that operates the cafeteria and dining room.

The document says Manning suffered injuries which have “caused and will continue to cause a reduced capacity to perform the essential tasks of his work as a member of the Senate or any other occupation he is reasonably suited for.”

Manning is suing for $200,000, plus an unspecified amount of special damages for loss of income-earning capacity, loss of household and handyman capacity, and costs of care.

His wife, Sandra Manning, is suing for $50,000 due to the “impact that Fabian Manning’s injuries have had on her relationship with him, including the loss of companionship.” She’s also suing for unspecified special damages for the cost of caring for him.