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Social media sites have given many the potential to reach millions of people instantly. With that reach, the risks and impacts of defamation can be far greater. (Shutterstock)

October 4, 2023

Are We Dating The Same Guy? Online groups toe the line between protecting women and defaming men

Treena Orchard, Western University and Erika Chamberlain, Western University

Social media groups have emerged designed to protect women from bad dating experiences. Those who use them could be liable to being sued for defamation.

Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly, who resigned three weeks into the ‘freedom convoy’ protest amid accusations of police force inaction, listens to a question at a news conference on the protest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

February 15, 2022

Could Ottawa police be sued for failing to arrest ‘freedom convoy’ protesters?

Erika Chamberlain, Western University

Canadian police have been sued for failure to protect victims of crime in the past. Is the situation in Ottawa different?

Ontario budget provisions aiming to limit Crown liability would also apply retroactively, thereby extinguishing existing lawsuits, including a class action by juvenile inmates who were placed in solitary confinement. Ye Jinghan/Unsplash

May 27, 2019

Ontario government seeking to insulate itself from lawsuits

Erika Chamberlain, Western University

Proposed new legislation in Ontario will make it much harder to sue the provincial government for its negligence or bad faith.

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