B.C. Case Will Test Libel Law
Late last month, Vancouver weekly newspaper the Georgia Straight published a story by journalist Laura Robinson that contained allegations John Furlong, former head of Vancouver's Olympic organizing committee, verbally and physically abused aboriginal students more than 40 years ago while a teacher in Burns Lake, B.C. The fallout from that article has been threatened defamation suits and countersuits. The promised lawsuits reflect the gravity of the allegations against Mr. Furlong. But they also reflect a sea change in Canada's defamation law crafted by the Supreme Court of Canada in late 2009.
After the Georgia Straight article was published, Mr. Furlong responded swiftly. He …
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Article title: B.C. Case Will Test Libel Law.
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Newspaper title: Winnipeg Free Press.
Publication date: October 1, 2012.
Page number: A10.
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