What are the damages for defamatory statements published online?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lougheed Estate v Wilson, 2017 BCSC 1366 (CanLII):
Nevertheless, where there is limited access to the website that published the defamatory statement and no evidence to show that the publications were being replicated throughout the internet, there is less likelihood that the damages will be as serious: Wilson v. Switlo, at paras. 502-503:
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