The appellant Ministry appealed the dismissal of its motions to strike the respondent corporation's claims for defamation, misfeasance in public office, and Charter breaches.
The claims had been assigned to the respondent during corporate restructuring.
The Court of Appeal held that the tort claims for corporate defamation and misfeasance were not strictly personal and could potentially be assigned, leaving the issue of champerty for trial.
However, the Court struck the Charter claims, ruling that corporations cannot assert section 7 rights, section 11 did not apply as no charges were laid, and the section 8 claim for a section 24(1) remedy was unassignable.
