The defendants brought a motion under s. 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act to dismiss the plaintiff's defamation action arising from a blog post made during a federal election.
The blog post criticized a political candidate's association with the plaintiff corporation.
The court found the expression related to a matter of public interest.
The plaintiff failed to establish that its claim had substantial merit, that the defendants had no valid defence, or that the harm suffered outweighed the public interest in protecting the expression.
The action was dismissed with full indemnity costs awarded to the defendants.
