John Morton wrote:
> Nor here (Canada). For instance, civil damages may well be due if libelous or
> slanderous statements are made with the intent of (for instance) causing a
> person to lose their job... with one example that particularly sticks in
> mind, due to the timbre of its phrasing: "the attribution of a loathsome
> disease".
Although, as I learned from my stint in a Canadian law school, truth can
mitigate the punishment, which is why you sometimes hear that a
plaintiff won their slander/libel case and was awarded damages of $1.00.
Sometimes, it's just better to let someone libel you.
Garth
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