Ex-school trustee’s defamation case can’t proceed, Supreme Court of Canada says

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Barry Neufeld made negative comments in 2017 about how a sexual orientation and gender identity program was being implemented in the province’s schools

The Supreme Court of Canada says a defamation lawsuit initiated years ago by a school trustee against a teacher’s union president should not proceed.

Glen Hansman, head of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation at the time, criticized Neufeld’s comments when interviewed by the media, prompting the trustee to bring a defamation claim.

 

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