Can a personal action in defamation relating to union activities outside the field of labour relations be brought?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Canadian Union of Postal Workers v Quebecor Media Inc, 2015 ONSC 4511 (CanLII):
On a strict reading of Berry v. Pulley, a personal action such as an action in defamation relating to union activities outside the “field of labour relations” would not appear to lie.
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