2019 October 29

Simon v. Poirier, 2019 YKSC 56

The Yukon Supreme Court awarded the plaintiff $20,000 general damages and $10,000 aggravated damages in a default judgment against the defendant, her former fiancé, for two false Facebook posts following their separation which the Court held were false and defamatory. The Court stated there was no evidence the defendant had apologized or retracted his allegations.