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Re: Supreme Court upholds defamatory libel law

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From: fournier
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 00:00
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On 3 Apr 1998 17:39:10 GMT, kmcvay@nizkor.org (Kenneth McVay SOB)
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>In article <fournier@no.spam.com> wrote:


>Supreme court upholds defamation sentence 
>
>23:02 Thursday, April 2, 1998
>
>THE GLOBE AND MAIL News Wire
>
>BY KIRK MAKIN
>Justice Reporter
>
>A Saskatoon couple who paraded in front of a police station with placards
>that maliciously defamed a police officer deserved to go to jail, the
>Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday.
>
>In upholding the constitutionality of the law of criminal defamation, the
>court said the need to stop people from causing unfair harm to the
>reputation of others is far more important in such cases than the right to
>free speech.
>
>"The protection of an individual from willful and false attack recognizes
>both the innate dignity of the individual and the integral link between
>reputation and the fruitful participation of an individual in Canadian
>society," the court said.
>
>[Balance of article snipped. See Globe and Mail, April 2, 1998]


Does this mean that OyVay is now scared of being sued for defamatory
libel, in connection with false items he has published???

I guess even this buttkisser musat be wondering what next, after the
IRS and Revenue Canada get finished with his swindling for false
charity donations???
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Date: 1998/04/03
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