Beland v. Cardy
The court dismissed a PPPA anti-SLAPP application in a defamation dispute over Facebook posts about the Stave Gardens Community Association.
- Protection of public participation act s.4 and s.5
- Fair comment defence
- Justification defence
- Malice/reckless disregard
- Weighing public interest under pppa
- Striking pleadings and admissibility of affidavit evidence