A University of Regina professor has been found liable for defamation after calling a book critical of the Neil Stonechild inquiry “racist garbage.”
  • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Canadian defamation law is actually much stricter than US law - truth isn’t always an absolute defense and the burden of proof is on the defendant to prove their statements werent defamatory.

    • digital_alchemist@discuss.tchncs.de
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      12 hours ago

      Would you happen to have a cite supporting the burden of proof is on the defendant to prove their statements weren’t defamatory? I’m not familiar with that.