The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corporation,
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Judge | Weiler,Blair , van Rensburg |
| Citation | 2017 ONCA 85 |
| Date | 03 February 2017 |
| Docket Number | C61665 |
| Subject Matter | PRACTICE,LIBEL AND SLANDER |
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54 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
...Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19, Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85, Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., 2008 SCC 27, Nelson (City) v. Marchi, 2021 SCC 4, Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 ' 5, 2025)
...NLCA 8, Carcillo v. Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, 2025 ONCA 652, Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85, Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19, R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, Bea......
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REED v. DOBSON
...and place the defamatory words were made, if possible. See, for example: Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85 at para 23, 136 OR (3d) 23 [229] In Hope, our Court of Appeal at para. 24, accepted that the proper approach for testing a pleading in defam......
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Kuemper v. Attorney General (Canada)
...allegations and the significance of context in assessing them” (Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v Veritas Investment Research Corporation, 2017 ONCA 85 at para 24, 412 DLR (4th) 241 [31] Over time, a more flexible approach has emerged in Canadian jurisprudence with respect to defamation pleadin......
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REED v. DOBSON
...and place the defamatory words were made, if possible. See, for example: Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85 at para 23, 136 OR (3d) 23 [229] In Hope, our Court of Appeal at para. 24, accepted that the proper approach for testing a pleading in defam......
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Kuemper v. Attorney General (Canada)
...allegations and the significance of context in assessing them” (Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v Veritas Investment Research Corporation, 2017 ONCA 85 at para 24, 412 DLR (4th) 241 [31] Over time, a more flexible approach has emerged in Canadian jurisprudence with respect to defamation pleadin......
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Robson v. Federal Express Canada Corporation
...must be read generously, making allowances for drafting deficiencies: Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85, 136 O.R. (3d) 23, at para. 21. The court must assume that all facts pleaded in the statement of claim are true, unless they are merely bald c......
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Venn v. Davies
...allegations and the significance of context in assessing them” (Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v Veritas Investment Research Corporation, 2017 ONCA 85 at para 24, 412 DLR (4th) 241 [31] Over time, a more flexible approach has emerged in Canadian jurisprudence with respect to defamation pleadin......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
...Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19, Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85, Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., 2008 SCC 27, Nelson (City) v. Marchi, 2021 SCC 4, Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 ' 5, 2025)
...NLCA 8, Carcillo v. Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, 2025 ONCA 652, Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85, Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19, R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, Bea......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 6, 2022 ' September 9, 2022)
...Pleadings, Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990], 2 S.C.R. 959, The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corporation, 2017 ONCA 85, Magnotta [Winery Ltd. v. Ziraldo, [1995] O.R. No. (3d) 575 (Ont. Gen. Div.)], Frank v. Legate, 2015 ONCA 631, Resolute Forest Products Inc. v......
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Getting The "gist" Of It: Ontario Court Of Appeal Applies Modern, Flexible Approach To Defamation And Civil Conspiracy Pleadings
...543, para. 90. 8. PMC York, 2022 ONCA 635, para. 38 citing The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corporation, 2017 ONCA 85, 136 O.R. (3d) 23, para. 9. PMC York, 2022 ONCA 635, para. 40. 10. PMC York, 2022 ONCA 635, para. 44. The content of this article is intended t......
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