Anti-SLAPP Legislation and Non-Justiciable Issues: A Consideration of Hansman v Neufeld and Todsen v Morse

By: Charlotte Dalwood Cases Commented On: Hansman v Neufeld, 2021 BCCA 222 (CanLII); Todsen v Morse, 2022 BCSC 1341 (CanLII) PDF Version: Anti-SLAPP Legislation and Non-Justiciable Issues: A Consideration of Hansman v Neufeld and Todsen v Morse Earlier this year, the Supreme Court granted leave to appeal in the decision Hansman v Neufeld, 2021 BCCA […]

Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Ontario Developing into a Procedural Framework Post-Pointes Protection

By: Shaun Fluker Case Commented On: Dent-X Canada v Houde, 2022 ONCA 414 (CanLII) PDF Version: Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Ontario Developing into a Procedural Framework Post-Pointes Protection This very short post has a simple purpose: to make the point that Alberta is falling behind Ontario (and British Columbia) in the development of anti-SLAPP procedures. Anti-SLAPP […]

Furthering Expression in the Public Interest: SCC Provides Interpretation of Ontario’s Anti-SLAPP Legislation

By: Daniella Marchand and Nafisa Abdul Razak PDF Version: Furthering Expression in the Public Interest: SCC Provides Interpretation of Ontario’s Anti-SLAPP Legislation  Case Commented On: 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22 (CanLII) Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released their decision in the Pointes Protection case, dismissing 1704604 Ontario […]

Is Now the Time to Consider Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Alberta? A Reflection on Pointes Protection

By: Daniella Marchand and Nafisa Abdul Razak PDF Version: Is Now the Time to Consider Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Alberta? A Reflection on Pointes Protection Case Commented On:  1704604 Ontario Limited v. Pointes Protection Association, et al; 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v Pointes Protection Association, 2018 ONCA 685 (CanLII) In November of last year, the Supreme Court […]

Torts and Family Violence: Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia

By: Jennifer Koshan and Deanne Sowter Case Commented On: Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, 2022 ONSC 1303 (Can LII); 2023 ONCA 476 (CanLII) PDF Version: Torts and Family Violence: Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia Intimate partner violence (IPV) takes many forms, all of which cause harm to survivors (who are disproportionately women and children). In August, the Minister of […]