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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 24 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'd like to know more about the ruling than what's presented in the article. And I guess I'd need to know more about Canadian defamation law.

Not reading the book is unfortunate (sort of)...but it seems like a person could form a sincerely-held beliefs about a book without reading the thing cover to cover.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Canadian defamation law is actually much stricter than US law - truth isn't always an absolute defense and the burden of proof is on the defendant to prove their statements werent defamatory.

Would you happen to have a cite supporting the burden of proof is on the defendant to prove their statements weren't defamatory? I'm not familiar with that.

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