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 of Canada (SCC) heard a case between 1704604 Ontario Limited and the Pointes Protection Association involving Ontario’s attempt at curbing Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). As we expect a decision from the SCC soon, it is an appropriate time to reflect on how the Pointes Protectioncase has the potential to impact implementation of anti-SLAPP legislation in Alberta. At the center of the case was a recent revision to Ontario’s Rules of Court, which has been commonly referred to as an ‘anti-SLAPP’ provision. Continue reading →

By: Admin

PDF Version: ABlawg: Year in Review 2019

Introduction

This was another busy year for ABlawg, with a total of 113 posts in 2019 to date. Nigel Bankes surpassed the 300 mark for lifetime posts in 2019 and one of his posts from 2017 was cited by the Supreme Court of Canada in Redwater (aka Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5 (CanLII)), the second time the SCC has cited ABlawg (see also Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40 (CanLII), citing another of Professor Bankes’ posts).

Here are some other highlights of the year on ABlawg. Continue reading →

By: Admin

Readers may have noticed that since September we have disabled the comment function on ABlawg. Simply put, and like many other on-line publications, moderating comments had become too demanding of our resources. We recently re-visited this decision and have decided to confirm our new approach. We encourage readers to contact authors directly with their feedback or comments. The email addresses of faculty member authors are readily available on the Faculty’s website and through links at the bottom of each post. Readers can also engage with our posts on Twitter – all of our posts are tweeted by ABlawg. As always, we thank you for reading ABlawg.