What is the test for defaming a teacher in a defamation action?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Robertson v. McCormick, 2012 NSSC 4 (CanLII):
Similarly, in Haight‑Smith v. Neden et al, 2000 BCSC 1233, the court said, in the context of a teacher's defamation claim against various administrators and staff:
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