2020 May 25

Duncan v. Buckles, 2020 ONSC 3219

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered the defendant Lepp to pay the plaintiff Duncan $50,000 general damages, $10,000 aggravated damages and $10,000 punitive damages for a “relentless barrage”  of defamatory blog posts, emails and YouTube videos.  The Court noted that damage to the plaintiff’s reputation was “made clear by the fact that many people signed [an online] petition circulated by Mr. Lepp and posted negative responses about the [the plaintiff] in response to Mr. Lepp’s posts.”