Grant v. Torstar Corp.,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert
Citation2009 SCC 61,[2009] 3 SCR 640,[2009] SCJ No 61 (QL),183 ACWS (3d) 1173,258 OAC 285,EYB 2009-167615,314 DLR (4th) 1,204 CRR (2d) 1,79 CPR (4th) 407,JE 2010-8,397 NR 1,72 CCLT (3d) 1,[2009] CarswellOnt 7956
Date22 December 2009
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number32932

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  • Soliman v. Bordman,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 21, 2021
    ...ref’d [2017] S.C.C.A. 71; WIC Radio v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40 at paras. 26-27. [37] WIC Radio v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40. [38] [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640. [39] [1969] 2 Q.B. 375 [40] Grist v. TruGrp Inc., 2021 ONCA 309; Sokoloff v. Tru-Path Occupational Therapy Services Ltd, 2020 ONCA 730 at par......
  • Bhasin v. Hrynew,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 13, 2014
    ...1 S.C.R. 156; British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2005 SCC 49, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 473; Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640; Interfoto Picture Library Ltd. v. Stiletto Visual Programmes Ltd., [1989] 1 Q.B. 433; London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel Internati......
  • Bent v. Platnick,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 10, 2020
    ...J. Applied: 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22; referred to: Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640; People ex rel. Karlin v. Culkin, 162 N.E. 487 (N.Y. 1928); Botiuk v. Toronto Free Press Publications Ltd., [1995] 3 S.C.R. 3; Palmer v. The......
  • MacLellan v. Canada (Attorney General) et al.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • January 8, 2014
    ...et al. (2011), 416 N.R. 198; 499 A.R. 345; 514 W.A.C. 345; 2011 SCC 24, refd to. [para. 103]. Grant et al. v. Torstar Corp. et al., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640; 397 N.R. 1; 258 O.A.C. 285; 2009 SCC 61, refd to. [para. 105]. Robertson v. McCormick (2012), 311 N.S.R.(2d) 329; 985 A.P.R. 329; 2012 NSS......
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  • R. v. Marakah,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 8, 2017
    ...R. v. Lowrey, 2016 ABPC 131, 357 C.R.R. (2d) 76; R. v. Craig, 2016 BCCA 154, 335 C.C.C. (3d) 28; Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640; Thomson Newspapers Co. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 877; Hunter v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145; R. v. Orlandis‑Ha......
  • R. v. J.J.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2022
    ...(A.) v. Ryan, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 157; WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 420; Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640; McKitty v. Hayani, 2019 ONCA 805, 439 D.L.R. (4th) 504; Thomson Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada (Director of Investigation and Research, Restri......
  • Hansman v. Neufeld,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 19, 2023
    ...U.S. 709 (2012); Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada v. Canada, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 139 ; Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 , [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640; Quebec (Attorney General) v. A, 2013 SCC 5 , [2013] 1 S.C.R. 61 ; Oger v. Whatcott (No. 7), 2019 BCHRT 58 , 94 C.H.R.R. D/222......
  • Bhasin v. Hrynew et al.,
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 12, 2014
    ...2 S.C.R. 473; 339 N.R. 129; 218 B.C.A.C. 1; 359 W.A.C. 1; 2005 SCC 49, refd to. [para. 40]. Grant et al. v. Torstar Corp. et al., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640; 397 N.R. 1; 258 O.A.C. 285; 2009 SCC 61, refd to. [para. 40]. Interfoto Picture Library Ltd. v. Stilletto Visual Programmes Ltd., [1989] 1 Q......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 9 – December 13, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 17, 2019
    ...simply quarreled with the motion judge's application of the factors involved in a Grant v. Torstar Corp. analysis: 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640. That was not a sufficient basis to attract appellate intervention. Leeds Standard Condominium Corporation No. 41 v. Fuller, 2019 ONCA 987 [Pep......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 16, 2022 ' May 20, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 23, 2022
    ...137.1, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640, Sokoloff v. Tru-Path Occupational Therapy Services Ltd., 2020 ONCA 730, 153 O.R. (3d) 20, Raymond J. Pilon Enterprises Ltd. v. Village Me......
  • Hail To The Chief: McLachlin C.J.C. Becomes Canada’s Longest-Serving Chief Justice
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 23, 2013
    ...LLP, 2013 SCC 39, which unanimously revisted the "bright line" conflicts rule for lawyers and their clients; Grant v. Torstar Corp., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640, which modified the traditional law of defamation to recognize the defence of "responsible communication"; Canada Trustco. Mortgage Compan......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 19 – December 23, 2016)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 5, 2017
    ...Holding: Appeal dismissed. Reasoning: The court referred to the Supreme Court decision of Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640 which explains that the protection of free speech is not intended to be at the expense of a wrongfully defamed person's ability to obtain a civi......
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2017
    ...251, 380 Granovsky v Canada, [2000] 1 SCR 703, 186 DLR (4th) 1 .................. 397−98, 399 Table of Cases 489 Grant v Torstar Corp, [2009] 3 SCR 640, 2009 SCC 61 ...................... 111, 198−99 Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority v Canadian Federation of Students — British Colu......
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    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
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    ...64, 442 Granovsky v Canada, [2000] 1 SCR 703, 186 DLR (4th) 1.................... 416–17, 418 Grant v Torstar Corp, [2009] 3 SCR 640, 2009 SCC 61......................118, 209, 210 Grassy Narrows First Nation v Ontario (Natural 2014 SCC 48, [2014] 2 SCR 447........................................
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    • Irwin Books Constitutional Law. Fifth Edition Conclusion
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    ...no 1365 (CA), aff’d [2002] 4 S.C.R. 42, 2002 SCC 84 .................................................418, 461 Grant v. Torstar Corp., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640, 2009 SCC 61 ................................ 428 Great West Saddlery v. The King, [1921] 2 A.C. 91, 58 D.L.R. 1, 1 W.W.R. 1034 (P.C.) ........
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    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
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    ...(at para. 31) and that therefore a “broad scope of protection” is preferable (para. 29). [27] In Grant v. Torstar Corp ., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640, this Court considered the question of how public interest in a matter is to be established. While that case concerned the defence of re......
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