Kane et al. v. Alberta Report et al. (2001)

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The Alberta Human Rights Panel followed the principles earlier enunciated by Alberta Queen's Bench Justice John Rooke in this case that involved an article published in Alberta Report magazine that contained anti-Semitic content.

One of the key legal issues was whether a section on Alberta's human rights legislation provided an "unqualified and categorical" defence for expression of opinion. LEAF argued against such an interpretation.

The panel agreed and held that the media has no special protection if they publish third party statements that are hateful or discriminatory.

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Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta decision (2001)