Toronto newspaper found guilty of libeling climate scientist
FEB 10, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028631
Ars Technica : In Canadian law, libel is defined as the publication of statements that are factually inaccurate and that damage “the plaintiff’s reputation in the eyes of a reasonable person.” A Canadian court has held that several pieces published by Toronto’s National Post libeled climate scientist Andrew Weaver. The judge found that the paper misrepresented Weaver’s statements and activities regarding climate change. As punishment, the Post will have to remove all the offending posts from its website and pay a fine of C$50 000 ($39 500). The paper avoided further penalty by removing the libelous reader comments.
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