What are the elements of the tort of defamation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dong v Hofer, 2018 BCSC 77 (CanLII):
The essential elements of the tort of defamation were succinctly summarized by McLachlin C.J. in Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 at paras 28-29:
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