Party leader’s defamation action against pundit unable to clear anti-SLAPP hurdle, judge rules

By Ian Burns ( November 17, 2021, 8:34 AM EST) -- People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier has been dealt a blow in his defamation action against noted political pundit Warren Kinsella after an Ontario Superior Court justice dismissed it under a provincial law aimed at preventing powerful interests from bringing actions which chill speech on issues of public policy....