Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 days agoU of R professor found liable of defamation for calling a book ‘racist garbage’www.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkU of R professor found liable of defamation for calling a book ‘racist garbage’www.ctvnews.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareMysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoCanadian 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.
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.