Cheema v. Young,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeHonourable Madam Justice MacNaughton
Neutral Citation2021 BCSC 461
Date17 March 2021
Citation2021 BCSC 461
Docket NumberS196373
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)

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19 practice notes
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • June 13, 2022
    ...7068 • Armstrong v Corus Entertainment Inc , 2018 ONCA 689 • Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 British Columbia Cases • Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 • Galloway v AB , 2021 BCSC 320; Galloway v AB , 2019 BCCA 385 • Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 • Hobbs v Warner , ......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...23–27 British Columbia Court of Appeal • Galloway v AB , 2020 BCCA 106 at paras 11–12 British Columbia Supreme Court • Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 • Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 at paras 18–29 Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw | 115 • Hobbs v Warne......
  • Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...Private Disputes • Johnson v Rakhmanova , 2018 ONSC 5258 at paras 72–74 Attack on Personal Character and Private Matters Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 at paras 88–91: [90] . . . Mr. Young’s application should fail at the irst stage of the analysis under s. 4 of the PPPA . His tweets make r......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • June 13, 2022
    ...v Aninson, 2018 BCSC 856............................................................................................. 8 Cheema v Young, 2021 BCSC 461 ...................... 70, 114, 122, 123, 128, 137, 152, 160, 223, 228, 2 40, 243, 254, 257, 258, 270–72, 295, 402, 403, 460 Christian Labour......
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5 cases
  • 2023 BCSC 379,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...something more than suspicion but less than proof on a balance of probabilities: Pointes at paras. 39–40; Cheema v. Young, 2021 BCSC 461 at para. 32 This assessment must be made from the judge's perspective and is thus subjective: Pointes at para. 41. Substantial Merit: s. 4(2)(......
  • Simán v Eisenbrandt,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 14, 2023
    ...something more than suspicion but less than proof on a balance of probabilities: Pointes at paras. 39–40; Cheema v. Young, 2021 BCSC 461 at para. 32 This assessment must be made from the judge's perspective and is thus subjective: Pointes at para. 41. Substantial Merit: s. 4(2)(......
  • Lang v. Neufeld,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 27, 2022
    ...makes reference to” something of public interest. That distinction was taken up by MacNaughton J. in Cheema v. Young, 2021 BCSC 461 at paras. 85-90. In that case, the defendant’s tweets included comments on the transition to a municipal police force in Surrey, as well as comme......
  • 2023 BCSC 231,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...Impugned Statements #10 and #11 are not defamatory. 91 Fair comment protects expression on a matter of public interest: Cheema v. Young, 2021 BCSC 461 at para. 126 [ Cheema]. As explained in Torstar at para. 31, to succeed with this defence, J.G. must establish that each of the Impugned Sta......
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13 books & journal articles
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • June 13, 2022
    ...7068 • Armstrong v Corus Entertainment Inc , 2018 ONCA 689 • Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 British Columbia Cases • Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 • Galloway v AB , 2021 BCSC 320; Galloway v AB , 2019 BCCA 385 • Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 • Hobbs v Warner , ......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...23–27 British Columbia Court of Appeal • Galloway v AB , 2020 BCCA 106 at paras 11–12 British Columbia Supreme Court • Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 • Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 at paras 18–29 Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw | 115 • Hobbs v Warne......
  • Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...Private Disputes • Johnson v Rakhmanova , 2018 ONSC 5258 at paras 72–74 Attack on Personal Character and Private Matters Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 at paras 88–91: [90] . . . Mr. Young’s application should fail at the irst stage of the analysis under s. 4 of the PPPA . His tweets make r......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • June 13, 2022
    ...v Aninson, 2018 BCSC 856............................................................................................. 8 Cheema v Young, 2021 BCSC 461 ...................... 70, 114, 122, 123, 128, 137, 152, 160, 223, 228, 2 40, 243, 254, 257, 258, 270–72, 295, 402, 403, 460 Christian Labour......
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