Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeBrown, Zarnett and Thorburn JJ.A.
Neutral Citation2021 ONCA 26
Citation2021 ONCA 26
Docket NumberC67852
Date18 January 2021
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34 practice notes
  • Levant v. Stirling,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 16, 2022
    ...ONCA 166 at para. 14; Amorosi v. Barker, 2019 ONSC 4717. [23] 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 [24]  Subway Franchise Systems of Ca......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 18 ' 22, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 25, 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.......
  • Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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 • ......
  • Detailed Examination of the Factors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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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15 cases
  • Levant v. Stirling,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 16, 2022
    ...ONCA 166 at para. 14; Amorosi v. Barker, 2019 ONSC 4717. [23] 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 [24]  Subway Franchise Systems of Ca......
  • Park Lawn Corp. v. Kahu Capital Partners Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 3, 2022
    ...ONCA 166 at para. 14; Amorosi v. Barker, 2019 ONSC 4717. [25] 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 [26] Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, ......
  • Mizzi v. Cavanagh, 2021 ONSC 1594
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 3, 2021
    ...1990, c. L. 12. [7] 2020 SCC 22. [8] 2020 SCC 23. [9] See also: Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2021 ONCA 26; B.W. (Brad) Blair v. Premier Doug Ford, 2020 ONSC 7100; Zoutman v. Graham, 2019 ONSC 2834, affd. 2020 ONCA [10] Hopkins v. Kay, 2014 ONSC 32......
  • Peterson v. Deck,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 25, 2021
    ...of public interest in defamation cases: see e.g., Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Ltd, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26; Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2018 BCSC 1354 at para. 179. As Chief Justice McLachlin, as she then was, said in Grant v. Torstar ......
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6 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 18 ' 22, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 25, 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.......
  • Subway's $210 Million Chicken Content Defamation Claim Against The CBC Restored By Court Of Appeal
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 26, 2021
    ...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......
  • Fair Is Fowl And Fowl Is Fair: Implications Of The Ontario Court Of Appeal's Decisions In Subway v CBC
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 18, 2021
    ...Inc. v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25 and Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26. For parties considering pursuing or responding to an anti-SLAPP motion, these decisions provide useful guidance on two Whether a negligenc......
  • Reputation Can Be Everything
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 2, 2021
    ...a motion under s. 137.1 of the CJA. As was recently found in Subway Franchise System of Canada Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26, a motion judge under s. 137.1 must avoid getting too deeply into the ultimate merits of a defamation action and should engage in a limited ......
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13 books & journal articles
  • 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
    ...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......
  • Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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 • ......
  • Detailed Examination of the Factors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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......
  • 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
    ...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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