The court said that any harm to the developer was slight, and the public interest in the environmental group’s right to speak out far outweighed that harm.
September 10, 2020
1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association 2020 SCC 22
The president of a non-profit environmental group, Pointes Protection Association, had gone before the Ontario Municipal Board and criticized a proposed subdivision. The land developer, a numbered company, sued the group for $6-million, alleging the president had violated a contractual agreement with the developer limiting its public statements.
