2006 April 7

Halton Hills (Town) v. Kerouac, [2006] O.J. No. 1473

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an action by the Town of Halton Hills against a local internet-based news purveyor on the basis that defamation actions by government are barred by the guarantee of freedom of expression in s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.