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2018 June 28
Lascaris v. B’nai Brith Canada, 2018 ONSC 3068, reversed 2019 ONCA 163

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a defamation action by a politician over an article and tweet pursuant to s. 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act (Anti-SLAPP provision).  The article was republished in a tweet which contained a hyperlink to the original article.