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| darkknight109 09/20/23 11:14:05 AM #22: | SinisterSlay posted...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/content/ ctvnews/en/local/vancouver/2022/8/31/-disgruntled-customer--who-po sted-negative-reviews-on-google--ye.htmlSeems like a pretty clear-cut case of defamation. Why exactly are you suggesting this is a quirk of Canadian law? Dude would have been just as liable in the US or anywhere else, considering his actions. You are not allowed to make false, defamatory statements about people or businesses and use it to harm their livelihood. If you do, you are liable for the resulting damages. SinisterSlay posted... Yes, freedom of expression is guaranteed by our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but theres a pretty big loophole nobody mentions. The preamble to the Charter explicitly mentions that this freedom is subject to reasonable limits....which is literally the same in any developed country, the US included. You cannot threaten, slander, or blackmail someone, for instance, despite the fact that those are all just speech. You cannot lie under oath or deceive someone to whom you have a duty of care. Speech everywhere is subject to "reasonable limits"; free speech isn't absolute anywhere and never has been. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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