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Canadian defamation law refers to defamation law as it stands in both common law and civil law jurisdictions in Canada. As with most Commonwealth jurisdictions, Canada follows English law on defamation issues (except in the province of Quebec where private law is derived from French civil law).
WIC Radio Ltd v Simpson (2008) is a case on appeal from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia to the Supreme Court of Canada on defamation.. After CKNW radio talk show host Rafe Mair broadcast an editorial that compared activist Kari Simpson to Adolf Hitler, the Ku Klux Klan, and former Alabama governor George Wallace, among others, [1] Simpson sued Mair and his employer, WIC Radio Ltd ...
Pages in category "Canadian defamation case law" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Husky Oil Operations Ltd v Canada (Minister of Natural Resources) [1995] 3 SCR 453 October 19, 2005 applicability, paramountcy Chan v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) [1995] 3 SCR 593 October 19, 1995 Convention refugee status R v Jorgensen [1995] 4 SCR 55 November 16, 1995 obscenity: R v O'Connor [1995] 4 SCR 411 December 14, 1995
Freedom of expression in Canada is protected as a "fundamental freedom" by section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; however, in practice the Charter permits the government to enforce "reasonable" limits censoring speech. Hate speech, obscenity, and defamation are common categories of restricted speech in Canada.
The Criminal Code is a federal statute passed by the Parliament of Canada, which has exclusive constitutional jurisdiction over the criminal law in Canada. [9] There are three separate hatred-related offences: section 318 (advocating genocide ), [ 10 ] section 319(1) (publicly inciting hatred likely to lead to a breach of the peace), [ 11 ] and ...
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Mugesera v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2005] 2 S.C.R. 100, 2005 SCC 40 June 28, 2005 Crimes against humanity; removal; judicial review R v Marshall; R v Bernard [2005] 2 S.C.R. 220 , 2005 SCC 43 July 20, 2005 Aboriginal logging rights Provincial Court Judges' Assn of New Brunswick v New Brunswick (Minister of Justice)