Paramount v. Johnston
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
| Judge | JUSTICE S. NAKATSURU |
| Citation | 2018 ONSC 3711 |
| Date | 20 June 2018 |
| Docket Number | CV-17-580326 |
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21 practice notes
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Soliman v. Bordman
...ONSC 4023; Roy v. Ottawa Capital Area Crime Stoppers, 2018 ONSC 4207.  [19] 2020 ONSC 136 [20] Paramount Fine Foods v. Johnston, 2018 ONSC 3711; DEI Films Ltd. v. Tiwari, 2018 ONSC 4423; Hudspeth v. Whatcott, 2017 ONSC 1708 at paras. 172–186; Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commissio......
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Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
...after the fact, after the expressions are published, and $20,000 to $100,000 later. Hate Speech/Hateful Speech Paramount v Johnston , 2018 ONSC 3711 at paras 38, 46, 49, and 51 Hudspeth v Whatcott , 2017 ONSC 1708 at paras 183–85 “Sheer Gossip” McCarthy-Oppedisano v Muter , 2018 ONSC ......
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Table of Cases
................... 106, 120, 122, 126, 131, 132, 154, 160, 173–75, 243, 313, 314, 345, 346, 402, 421, 429, 473, 479 Paramount v Johnston, 2018 ONSC 3711 ..........................106, 136, 152, 159, 241, 243, 257, 288, 372–73, 431–33 Passey v Henry, 2016 BCSC 1766 ..................................
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Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
... 1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association , 2018 ONCA 685 DEI Films Ltd v Tiwari , 2018 ONSC 4423 Paramount v Johnston , 2018 ONSC 3711 Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 While Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto is among the most authoritative decisions on the law o......
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6 cases
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Soliman v. Bordman
...2019 ONSC 4023; Roy v. Ottawa Capital Area Crime Stoppers, 2018 ONSC 4207. [19] 2020 ONSC 136 [20] Paramount Fine Foods v. Johnston, 2018 ONSC 3711; DEI Films Ltd. v. Tiwari, 2018 ONSC 4423; Hudspeth v. Whatcott, 2017 ONSC 1708 at paras. 172–186; Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Wh......
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Zeppa v. Rea
...space for defamation or hateful, malicious attempts to inflict harm; this was not the legislation’s intended use: Paramount v. Johnston, 2018 ONSC 3711,142 O.R. (3d) 356, at para. 37, citing Hudspeth v. Whatcott, 2017 ONSC 1708. Mr. Zeppa argues that the action raises a “significant matter ......
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Kam v. CBC
...system or other agencies of justice at the hands of litigants who resorted to lawsuits for strategic purposes”: Paramount v. Johnston, 2018 ONSC 3711, at para 20. In its recent decision, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 2 (“Po......
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Rainbow Alliance Dryden et al. v. Webster
...really about?’, I cannot find that the expression at issue related to a matter of public interest. [45] In Paramount v. Johnston, 2018 ONSC 3711, 142 O.R. (3d) 356 [Paramount], at para. 45, Nakatsuru J., stated that uttering something in the context of a public interest discussion does not ......
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1 firm's commentaries
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Protecting Against Reputational Harm
...of Appeal commented that hate speech and threats or acts of violence are highly unlikely to be protected. See e.g. Paramount v. Johnston, 2018 ONSC 3711; DEI Films Ltd. v. Tiwari, 2018 ONSC 4423; Hudspeth v. Whatcott, 2017 ONSC About Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Norton Rose Fulbright is......
11 books & journal articles
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Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
...after the fact, after the expressions are published, and $20,000 to $100,000 later. Hate Speech/Hateful Speech Paramount v Johnston , 2018 ONSC 3711 at paras 38, 46, 49, and 51 Hudspeth v Whatcott , 2017 ONSC 1708 at paras 183–85 “Sheer Gossip” McCarthy-Oppedisano v Muter , 2018 ONSC ......
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Table of Cases
................... 106, 120, 122, 126, 131, 132, 154, 160, 173–75, 243, 313, 314, 345, 346, 402, 421, 429, 473, 479 Paramount v Johnston, 2018 ONSC 3711 ..........................106, 136, 152, 159, 241, 243, 257, 288, 372–73, 431–33 Passey v Henry, 2016 BCSC 1766 ..................................
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Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
... 1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association , 2018 ONCA 685 DEI Films Ltd v Tiwari , 2018 ONSC 4423 Paramount v Johnston , 2018 ONSC 3711 Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 While Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto is among the most authoritative decisions on the law o......
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Detailed Examination of the Factors
...Publishing Inc , 2019 ONCA 246 Levant v Day , 2019 ONCA 244 Lascaris v B’nai Brith Canada , 2019 ONCA 163 Paramount v Johnston , 2018 ONSC 3711 Thompson v Cohodes , 2017 ONSC 2590 Personal Attacks 1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association , 2020 SCC 22 at para 75; 17046......
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