US EditionAuthor Wins Defamation Case Against Regina Professor over ‘Racist Garbage’ Comment
- In 2016, University of Regina professor Michelle Stewart posted on Facebook criticizing a book by Candis McLean about the death of Neil Stonechild as "racist garbage," which led to a defamation lawsuit against her.
- The suit followed Stewart's campaign to cancel McLean's bookstore events and her failure to read the entire book, which prompted the court case.
- Justice Neil Robertson ruled that McLean's book is not racist, Stewart's claim was objectively false, and Stewart defamed McLean, awarding just over $6,450 in damages.
- McLean called the eight-year legal battle worth it despite legal fees around $40,000 exceeding her award, while her lawyer said she "laid her own brick in the wall of justice."
- The ruling underscores the responsibilities of academics and institutions to verify facts before public criticism, as McLean lost confidence in the University of Regina's handling of the matter.
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The charge is related to a barrage of criticism directed at the journalist in the summer of 2023 after publishing a column about the Finns Party.
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Saskatoon Star PhoenixRegina professor found liable for defamation after calling book 'racist garbage'
An author who wrote a controversial book about the 1990 death of an Indigenous teen has found partial success in a lawsuit against a Regina professor who called it "racist garbage."
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