2020 October 21

Paillé c. Sylvestre, 2020 QCCS 3571

The Quebec Court (Civil Chamber) rejected an application by the defendant for an Order that this defamation action be dismissed as an abuse of process.  Although the Court expressly stated it would not make final findings at this early stage of proceedings, the Court observed that various accusations directed at the plaintiff on Facebook were likely to lower the plaintiff in the estimation of others and cause unfavourable or unpleasant reactions, according to criteria set out in defamation jurisprudence.