News Release

Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel Provides Advice

McGuinty Government Receives Report

December 21, 2010

News

The final report by the minister's Anti-Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (Anti-SLAPP) Advisory Panel is now available.

The report gives advice on how to prevent abusive lawsuits from being used to silence critics.

Some of the recommendations include:

• A test for courts to quickly recognize a SLAPP suit
• Appropriate remedies for SLAPP suits
• Appropriate limits to the protection of anti-SLAPP legislation
• Methods to prevent abuse of any future anti-SLAPP legislation.

The government will carefully review the report and the recommendations of the panel.

Quotes

"I would like to thank the panelists for their hard work and thoughtful advice. This is a very complex issue. I will be considering their advice, along with the advice of other members of the public who wish to comment."
- Chris Bentley, Attorney General

Quick Facts

• The three-person Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel was chaired by Mayo Moran and included Brian MacLeod Rogers and Peter Downard.
• Quebec passed its anti-SLAPP legislation in June 2009. Approximately half of U.S. states have anti-SLAPP statutes.
• On April 30, 2010, the Uniform Law Conference of Canada adopted a Uniform Abuse of Process Act.

Learn More

Read the report from the Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel.

Contacts

Nauman Khan
Minister's Office
416-326-1785

Brendan Crawley
Communications Branch
416-326-2210

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