Taseko Mines Limited v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | The Honourable Mr. Justice Frankel,The Honourable Madam Justice Bennett,The Honourable Mr. Justice Goepel |
| Citation | 2017 BCCA 431 |
| Date | 13 December 2017 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (British Columbia) |
| Docket Number | CA43466 |
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22 practice notes
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Summary of Defamation Law
...defence include: Huf v Zuk, 2021 ABCA 60 Kazakof v Taft, 2018 BCCA 241 Taseko Mines Limited v Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431 Awan v Levant, 2016 ONCA 970 Grant v Torstar Corp, [2009] 3 SCR 640 10 | Guide to the Law and Practice of anti-SLaPP ProceedinGS Absolut......
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Table of Cases
...Limited v Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2016 BCSC 109 ....... 209 Taseko Mines Limited v Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431 ............ 9 The Catalyst Capital Group Inc v West Face Capital Inc, 2021 ONSC 125 .................................................................
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Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309
...relied on the framework established by Weaver v. Corocan, 2017 BCCA 160; Taseko Mines Limited v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431; and Color Your World Corp. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (1998), 156 D.L.R. (4th) 27 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal ref’d [1998] S.C.C.A. No. 1......
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Galloway v. A.B.,
...v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2015 BCSC 2150, at para. 326; and Taseko Mines Limited v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431, at paras. [339] Whether a statement or publication in fact refers to, or is “of and concerning,” a plaint......
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17 cases
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Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309
...relied on the framework established by Weaver v. Corocan, 2017 BCCA 160; Taseko Mines Limited v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431; and Color Your World Corp. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (1998), 156 D.L.R. (4th) 27 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal ref’d [1998] S.C.C.A. No. 1......
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Galloway v. A.B.,
...v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2015 BCSC 2150, at para. 326; and Taseko Mines Limited v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431, at paras. [339] Whether a statement or publication in fact refers to, or is “of and concerning,” a plaint......
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2023 BCSC 379,
...plaintiff: Grant at para. 28; Hobbs at para. 86; Galloway at para. 319. 44 Taseko Mines Limited v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431 at para. 45 set out the definition of a defamatory statement: [45] In Color Your World, Abella J.A. (as she then was) adopted the following d......
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Weaver v. Ball, 2020 BCCA 119
...member of society. The test to be applied was described by this Court in Taseko Mines Ltd. v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431, at para. [42] The applicable test of whether words are defamatory has been stated in a variety of terms. The defamatory meaning must be one which......
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3 firm's commentaries
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Lawful Criticism Or Defamation It's All About Context
...reasonable person." Referring to the BC Court of Appeal's recent decision in Taseko Mines Limited v Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431, the court confirmed that this question requires a contextual assessment, "...that can include, but is not limited to, consideration of the ......
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SLAPP Suits: Taseko, WCWC And Potential Legislation
...Charter or Rights and Freedom. A recent BC Court of Appeal decision, Taseko Mines Limited v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431, has re-ignited discussion about the lack of anti-SLAPP legislation in this province. The case arose when Taseko unsuccessfully sued the Western Ca......
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Keeping Things In Context: B.C. Court Of Appeal Considers The Roles Of Context And Public Debate In Defamation Cases
...to appeal ref'd [1998] S.C.C.A. No. 170. 8Supra note 1 at para. 68, citing Taseko Mines Limited v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431 at para. 9Supra note 1 at para. 91, citing Botiuk v. Toronto Free Press Publications Ltd., [1995] 3 S.C.R. 3 at para. 62. 10Supra note 1 at p......
2 books & journal articles
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Summary of Defamation Law
...defence include: Huf v Zuk, 2021 ABCA 60 Kazakof v Taft, 2018 BCCA 241 Taseko Mines Limited v Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431 Awan v Levant, 2016 ONCA 970 Grant v Torstar Corp, [2009] 3 SCR 640 10 | Guide to the Law and Practice of anti-SLaPP ProceedinGS Absolut......
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Table of Cases
...Limited v Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2016 BCSC 109 ....... 209 Taseko Mines Limited v Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2017 BCCA 431 ............ 9 The Catalyst Capital Group Inc v West Face Capital Inc, 2021 ONSC 125 .................................................................