Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Brown, Zarnett and Thorburn JJ.A. |
| Neutral Citation | 2021 ONCA 25 |
| Docket Number | C67850 |
| Citation | 2021 ONCA 25 |
| Date | 18 January 2021 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
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27 practice notes
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 29, 2023 ' June 2, 2023)
...Real Developments Inc. v. Rabidoux , 2018 ONCA 686, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 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 ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 18 ' 22, 2021)
...Law of Limitations, 3rd ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2016) Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 25 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Negligence, Pure Economic Loss, Anns/Cooper Test, Duty of Care, Proximity, Reasonable Foreseeability, Civil Proce......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 28, 2025 - August 1, 2025)
...Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25, Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Burjoski v. Waterloo Region District School Board, 2024 ONCA 811, Sokoloff v. Tru-Path Occupational Therapy Servic......
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The Defence of Qualified Privilege
...See, for example: Neufeld v Hansman , 2021 BCCA 222 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 25 Bent v Platnick , 2020 SCC 23 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc , 2017 ONSC 47......
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12 cases
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2025 BCSC 80,
...Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35 [ Maple Leaf], and Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2021 ONCA 25 [ Subway]. She noted a) There is no general right in tort protecting against negligent or intentional infliction of pure economic loss case; b)......
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Pacific Bioenergy Corporation v AG Growth International Inc.,
...Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35 [ Maple Leaf], and Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2021 ONCA 25 [ Subway]. She noted a) There is no general right in tort protecting against negligent or intentional infliction of pure economic loss case; b)......
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Lang v. Neufeld,
...was considered in the context of a negligence claim in Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25 at paras. 41 and 45, in which Trent University provided food testing services for purposes of an investigative news [41] ......
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2023 ONCA 381,
...Rabidoux, 2018 ONCA 686, 426 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 40; Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25, leave to appeal refused, [2021] S.C.C.A. No. 92, at paras. 38-47 (“ Subway No. 1”). Further, he was well aware of the elements......
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8 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 29, 2023 ' June 2, 2023)
...Real Developments Inc. v. Rabidoux , 2018 ONCA 686, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 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 ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 18 ' 22, 2021)
...Law of Limitations, 3rd ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2016) Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 25 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Negligence, Pure Economic Loss, Anns/Cooper Test, Duty of Care, Proximity, Reasonable Foreseeability, Civil Proce......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 28, 2025 - August 1, 2025)
...Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25, Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Burjoski v. Waterloo Region District School Board, 2024 ONCA 811, Sokoloff v. Tru-Path Occupational Therapy Servic......
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Subway's $210 Million Chicken Content Defamation Claim Against The CBC Restored By Court Of Appeal
...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 other restaurants under inves......
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7 books & journal articles
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The Defence of Qualified Privilege
...See, for example: Neufeld v Hansman , 2021 BCCA 222 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 25 Bent v Platnick , 2020 SCC 23 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc , 2017 ONSC 47......
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Table of Cases
.............................................................410 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25 ............................................. 105, 109, 156, 196, 240, 336, 477 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcas......
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Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
...loss. See, for example: Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 25 Bent v Platnick , 2020 SCC 23 at para 97; Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceed......
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Forms of Expression and Platforms of Publication
...Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 26 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 25 Kam v CBC , 2021 ONSC 1304 Bondield Construction Co v The Globe and Mail , 2018 ONSC 1880 at paras 57–69; af’d 2019 ONCA 166 at para 18 R......
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