What is the test for a defamation claim against the remaining Sunshine Coast Defendants?

With regard to the potential defamation claim against the remaining Sunshine Coast Defendants, the test for proving a claim in defamation is set out in the decision of Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 at para. 28, which reads as follows: A plaintiff in a defamation action is required to prove three things to obtain judgment and an award of damages: (1) that the impugned words were defamatory, in the sense that they would tend to lower the plaintiff’s reputation in the eyes of a reasonable person; (2) that the words in fact referred to the plaintiff; and (3) that the words were published, meaning that they were communicated to at least one person other than the plaintiff. If these elements are established on a balance of probabilities, falsity and damage are presumed, though this rule has been subject to strong criticism: ...