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Domise, 36, was charged in February 2016 with three counts of assault and one count of mischief. The assault charges relate to three separate alleged incidents between March and September 2015. Domise has denied the allegations.

His trial was to start Wednesday but it has been postponed until April 3, with a pre-trial conference set for March 24.

Until last month, Domise’s lawyer was William Luke of Worsoff Law. At a November court appearance, Luke argued against setting a court date for the case, telling an Ontario Court judge that he was working on obtaining “very sensitive” documents that he believed would lead to a resolution in the case.

Mitchell Worsoff, managing partner at Worsoff Law, said there were discussions between defence and Crown attorneys to resolve the case but they ultimately fell through. Worsoff said Domise opted to change counsel in December, but wouldn’t comment as to why.

During a brief phone call Wednesday, Domise declined to answer questions. In an earlier interview with the Post, Domise said he was the victim in the relationship. “I was being physically and emotionally abused,” he said. “She knew that I was going through a very serious bout of depression and anxiety and she physically assaulted me on multiple occasions.”

Domise’s former partner, whom the Post has chosen not to name, has not commented publicly on the case.

Domise first came to prominence in Toronto when he ran for city council in 2014 against former mayor Rob Ford. He lost that election but soon emerged as a leading voice in Toronto on issues like policing, technology and race. He has written for Maclean’s, the Globe and Mail and the National Post, and is the former host of the Canadaland Commons podcast.

With files from Sean Craig and Richard Warnica