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"9-0 ruling modernizes defence of fair comment; Controversial radio host Mair didn't defame Christian-values advocate on book-banning, court says, setting terms for 'honest belief'"

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"9-0 ruling modernizes defence of fair comment; Controversial radio host Mair didn't defame Christian-values advocate on book-banning, court says, setting terms for 'honest belief'": On Saturday, The Toronto Globe and Mail contained an article that begins, "The media should not live in constant fear of facing a libel suit every time a provocative commentary is published or broadcast, the Supreme Court of Canada said yesterday in a major ruling won by controversial Vancouver radio broadcaster Rafe Mair. In a 9-0 decision that modernizes the defence of fair comment, the court found that Mr. Mair did not defame Christian-values advocate Kari Simpson when he denounced her stand on a book-banning controversy."

Saturday's edition of The Toronto Star reported that "Top court ditches libel case against B.C. 'shock jock'; Decision on boundaries of fair comment will make it easier to engage in freewheeling debate."

The Vancouver Sun reported on Saturday that "Rafe Mair wins libel appeal in Supreme Court; Vancouver radio host compared public figure to Ku Klux Klan."

And The Canadian Press reports that "Supreme Court of Canada raises bar on libel lawsuits, expands fair comment."

You can access Friday's ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada at this link.

Full post as published by How Appealing on June 29, 2008 (boomark / email).