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20 Dec 2024

Dryden, Ont., councillor reprimanded for social media comments awarded $35K in libel case

Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money
A person wearing a suit stands beside flowers and a plaque that says 'Dryden.'

A northwestern Ontario councillor who was reprimanded for social media comments that some believed were about a person who died has won $35,000 in small claims court for libel. A Superior Court deputy judge says the Dryden mayor’s statement posted on the city’s website in response to the online comments was defamatory in nature.