Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Judge | Brown, Zarnett and Thorburn JJ.A. |
Neutral Citation | 2021 ONCA 26 |
Date | 18 January 2021 |
Citation | 2021 ONCA 26 |
Docket Number | C67852 |
Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
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36 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 31 ' August 4)
...v. Ford, 2021 ONCA 841, Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26, Canadian Union of Postal Workers v. B'nai Brith Canada, 2021 ONCA 529, Walsh Energy Inc. v. Better Business Bureau of Ottawa-Hull Incorporated,......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 18 ' 22, 2021)
...Guardian Assurance plc, [1994] 3 All E.R. 129 (HL (Eng)) Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 26 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Suit (Anti-SLAPP), Courts of Justice Act , R.S.O. 1990, c.......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 29, 2023 ' June 2, 2023)
..., 2021 ONCA 25, Platnick v. Bent , 2018 ONCA 687, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 26, Murano v. Bank of Montreal (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 222 (C.A.), Veneruzzo v. Storey , 2018 ONCA 688, Brad-Jay Investments Limited v. Village Development......
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Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
...of Products and Services By the Mainstream Media Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 26 Subway v CBC , 2019 ONSC 6758 at paras 17–18 By Online Reviews of Goods or Services 910938 Ontario Inc v Moore , 2020 ONSC 4553 at paras 19–21 ......
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15 cases
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Hosseini v. Gharagozloo,
...ONCA 166 at para. 14; Amorosi v. Barker, 2019 ONSC 4717. [38] Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2021 ONCA 26; Bondfield Construction Co. v. Globe and Mail Inc., 2019 ONCA 166 at para. 15, rev’g 2018 ONSC [39] Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, ......
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Dong v Global News,
...2019 ONCA 166 at para. 14; Amorosi v. Barker, 2019 ONSC 4717. 12 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2021 ONCA 26; Bondfield Construction Co. v. Globe and Mail Inc., 2019 ONCA 166 at para. 15, rev'g 2018 ONSC 3347. 13 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, ......
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2023 BCSC 379,
...that a reasonable trier could reject the defence”: Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26 at para. 56 [ Subway], citing Bondfield Construction Company Limited v. The Globe and Mail Inc., 2019 ONCA 166 at para. 15. Accordingly, ......
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Simán v Eisenbrandt,
...that a reasonable trier could reject the defence”: Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26 at para. 56 [ Subway], citing Bondfield Construction Company Limited v. The Globe and Mail Inc., 2019 ONCA 166 at para. 15. Accordingly, ......
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8 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 31 ' August 4)
...v. Ford, 2021 ONCA 841, Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26, Canadian Union of Postal Workers v. B'nai Brith Canada, 2021 ONCA 529, Walsh Energy Inc. v. Better Business Bureau of Ottawa-Hull Incorporated,......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 18 ' 22, 2021)
...Guardian Assurance plc, [1994] 3 All E.R. 129 (HL (Eng)) Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 26 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Suit (Anti-SLAPP), Courts of Justice Act , R.S.O. 1990, c.......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 29, 2023 ' June 2, 2023)
..., 2021 ONCA 25, Platnick v. Bent , 2018 ONCA 687, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 26, Murano v. Bank of Montreal (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 222 (C.A.), Veneruzzo v. Storey , 2018 ONCA 688, Brad-Jay Investments Limited v. Village Development......
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Subway's $210 Million Chicken Content Defamation Claim Against The CBC Restored By Court Of Appeal
...which conducted the tests used by CBC in its investigation: Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26 (CanLII); 2021 ONCA 25 In 2017, CBC's Marketplace television show reported that Subway's chicken sandwiches compared poorly with four oth......
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13 books & journal articles
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Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
...of Products and Services By the Mainstream Media Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 26 Subway v CBC , 2019 ONSC 6758 at paras 17–18 By Online Reviews of Goods or Services 910938 Ontario Inc v Moore , 2020 ONSC 4553 at paras 19–21 ......
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Table of Cases
...105, 109, 156, 196, 240, 336, 477 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26 .......................... 95, 105, 135, 159, 164, 202, 215, 228, 235, 243, 255, 280, 294–95, 326, 337, 473 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcas......
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Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
...to the following decisions to provide further guidance: Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 26; Subway v CBC , 2019 ONSC 6758 Ferreira v Da Costa , 2019 ONSC 2990 Canadian Standards Association v PS Knight Co Ltd , 2019 ONSC 1730 ......
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Detailed Examination of the Factors
...core of s. 2( b )” (p. 760). Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 26 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 Ontario College of Teachers v Bouragba , 2019 ONCA 1028 Bondield Construction Com......
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