The defendants brought a motion for summary judgment arguing that the plaintiff's defamation claim was statute barred under section 6 of the Libel and Slander Act (LSA).
The plaintiff published an article alleging the plaintiff hired a hacker to destroy a video of Mayor Rob Ford.
The plaintiff commenced the action more than three months after learning of the publication.
The defendants argued that the preconditions in sections 7 and 8 of the LSA were satisfied, making the three-month limitation period applicable.
The court found that the article was published in Ontario and that the publisher's information was substantially compliant with statutory requirements.
The motion was granted and the claim was dismissed as statute barred.
