What is the defence of responsible communication?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gant v. Berube, 2013 BCSC 1721 (CanLII):
Finally, with respect to the defence of responsible communication, the plaintiffs argue that the defendants cannot possibly meet the applicable test as set out in Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640.
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