Court tosses defamation suit by mayor's wife against Union of BC Indian Chiefs

BC Supreme Court Tosses Defamation Suit Against UBCIC

The wife of Quesnel’s mayor sued, but the case was dismissed under anti-SLAPP legislation.

Defamation lawsuit by wife of Quesnel mayor against Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs dismissed

The judge found the allegedly defamatory statements were fair comment on a matter of public interest and an expression deserving of a "high level of protection," and that Pat Morton suffered negligible, if any, harm from the letter.

Court tosses defamation suit by mayor’s wife against Union of BC Indian Chiefs

The B.C. Supreme Court dismissed a defamation lawsuit launched by Pat Morton after the Union of BC Indian Chiefs denounced her for distributing a book questioning "atrocities" in residential schools.

Court tosses defamation suit by mayor's wife against Union of BC Indian Chiefs – Energeticcity.ca

QUESNEL — The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit launched by the wife of the mayor of Quesnel, B.C., against the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, after it denounced her for distributing a book questioning “atrocities” in residential schools. Pat Morton sued the union after it wrote to Quesnel’s city council in April 2024, objecting to an invitation to Frances Widdowson to address a council meeting about the book that she contribut…