Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)

• Author: David A. Potts; Erin Stoik
• Pages: 130-137

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Matters Related to the Public Interest—Section 137.1(3)

The question of whether various matters relate to the public interest has

been addressed at length by the courts. Many topics have been determined to

relate to the public interest, while in other cases the claim has been dismissed

or else not fully determined.

EXPRESSIONS THAT RELATE TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST

Expressions Relating to International Issues

Historical Conf‌lict and Relationship between Pakistan and India

• DEI Films Ltd v Tiwari, 2018 ONSC 4423 at paras 46–48

Israel–Palestine and Canada’s Involvement

• Lascaris v B’nai Brith Canada,2018 ONSC 3068 at para 39; reversed on

other grounds: Lascaris v B’nai Brith Canada, 2019 ONCA 163 at para 25;

leave to appeal dismissed 2020 CanLII 76226 (SCC)

Use of Union Funds to Take Positions on Middle East Conf‌lict

• CUPW v B’nai Brith Canada et al, 2020 ONSC 323 at para 22

Expressions Relating to Politics

Disputes About Political Party Membership and Governance

• Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario v Karahlios, 2017 ONSC 7696 at

paras 38–47

Disputes over Political Issues

• Levant v Demelle, 2021 ONSC 1074 at paras 29–33

• Rebel News v Al Jazeera Media, 2021 ONSC 1035 at paras 23–27