Blocking Public Participation: The Use of Strategic Litigation to Silence Political Expression

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Index Tables indicated by italics. Abadie, Delphine. See Les Éditions Ecosociété abuse of process, 16–17, 131–32 Act to Amend the Code of Civil Procedure to Prevent Improper Use of the Courts and Promote Freedom of Expression and Citizen Participation in Public Debate, An (Bill 9), 110–13 AIM (American Iron and Metal), 108–9 Airbus scandal, 69–71 American Iron and Metal (AIM), 108–9 American Taxpayers Alliance, 79 Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel, 115–19, 121 Association Québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA), 108–9 Australia, reform of defamation laws, 98–99, 152n1 Banro, 48, 49, 50 Barrick Gold, 48–49, 151n1 Bass, Sam, 78–79 Bellamare, Marc, 76, 79–83 Bell v. Mazza (1983), 24 Belmont Equities. See City of Guelph v. Hanlon Creek Protesters Big Bay Point case, 113–14 Bilcon, 104 Bill 9 (An Act to Amend the Code of Civil Procedure to Prevent Improper Use of the Courts and Promote Freedom of Expression and Citizen Participation in Public Debate), 110–13 Bill 10 (Protection of Public Participation Act), 106–7 Bill 29 (Protection of Public Participation Act), 106 Bill 83 (The Protection of Public Participation Act), 119–20 Bill 99, 110 Bill of Rights (US), 8, 27. See also petition, right to Black, Nathan, 53 166 Index Bowbrick, Graeme, 106 British Columbia, attempted regulation of SLAPPs, 8, 105–7, 146 Cadman, Chuck, 72 Cadman, Dona, 72 Cadman affair, 36, 71–76, 86 California, regulation of SLAPPs, 99, 101–3, 121 Campbell, Gordon, 107 Canada: emergence of SLAPPs in, 40; lack of comprehensive judicial recording system, 40; limited attention to SLAPPs in, 2–3; media in courts in, 136; regulation of SLAPPs in, 90, 103, 121, 146–47; right to petition vs. US context, 12, 28; “right to reply” in, 84. See also British Columbia; Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982); government, Canadian; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Quebec Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982), 3, 7–8, 12, 28, 58, 59–60, 143 Canadian Environmental Law Association , 128 Canan, Penelope, 12, 27 Carmanah Forestry Society, 44 cause of action: and dismissal of case, 94–95, 142; for SLAPPs, 13–15, 98–99; SLAPPs lacking, 92; in statement of claim, 130–31. See also defamation; exploitation of personality; invasion of privacy; nuisance; trespass Charest, Jean, 36, 76, 79–83 Chee Soon Juan, 77 City of Guelph v. Hanlon Creek Protesters , 1, 51 Clark, Glen, 106 Clayoquot Sound, 44 Comité de restauration de la Rivière Etchemin (CRRE), 108–9 Committee for Public Participation (CPP), 105, 106 common law, 7, 15, 59–60, 142 communication. See responsible communication Community Air, 45 Conservative Party of Canada. See Cadman affair; robo-call scandal Constitution Act (1982), 59. See also Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) corporations. See organizations, as both plaintiffs and defendants Cosentino, Victor, 28, 90 cost awards, 96–97, 114–15, 120, 145. See also damages, monetary countersuits, 131–32, 134. See also SLAPP-backs courts: on abuse of process, 131; common law vs. Charter, 59–60; existing procedural remedies to SLAPPs, 93–96; existing substantive remedies to SLAPPs, 96–99; in favour of democratic participation, 55–56; less tolerance for SLAPPs, 8; ligitimacy of decisions on state policy, 3–4; and media, 136–37; regulation of SLAPPs, 142–43, 145–46; role in permitting SLAPPs, 53; role in public interest issues, 7. See also Supreme Court of Canada CPP (Committee for Public Participation ), 105, 106 Creemore Area Residents’Association , 48 Crispo, John, 48 CRRE (Comité de restauration de la Rivière Etchemin), 108–9 Index 167 Daishowa v. Friends of the Lubicon (1998), 1, 18, 56–58, 61–62, 124 damages, monetary, 19, 21, 124, 145. See also cost awards Davis, Gray, 79 Dawson, Mary, 70–71 defamation: Australian laws about, 98–99, 152n1; burden of proof in, 135; Canadian law revised, 151n1; and damages, 21; difficulty dismissing cases, 94, 95; and media, 34; in politics, 36, 52, 64, 65; responsible communication and, 84, 85, 143, 151n1; in Singapore, 78; and SLAPPs, 15–16, 142–43; support for defence against, 84–86. See also Langille v. McGrath (2001) Deltell, Gérard, 76 democratic deficit, 144 Denealt, Alain. See Les Éditions Ecosociété Digby Neck quarry, 104 discovery, 20, 132–34 Dosanjh, Ujjal, 106 Downard, Peter. See Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel Ecojustice, 128–29 Éditions Ecosociété, Les, 48–50 Elections Canada, 67–68 environmental...