The Prosecution of Defamation Against Radio-Canada by Val-D-Or Police Officers Is Dismissed

Le Devoir

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The state-owned company and its journalist Josée Dupuis have not committed any professional misconduct, the judge argues.

Radio-Canada

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The SQ's Abus report: women break the silence of the program Investigating was not defamatory, concludes Judge Babak Barin of the Superior Court.

La Presse

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The Superior Court of Quebec rejected the prosecution of a group of Val-d-Or police officers who claimed to be victims of defamation following a report by Radio-Canada in which Aboriginal women claimed to be victims of various abuses by police forces.

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Background: Graphics Métis population by province and territory, Canada, 2016, Statistics Canada. Foreground: Isabelle Falardeau, screenshot of the site of "La Métisse", May 21, 2025. Mounting: Pivot. At the beginning of the month, the trial of an atikamekw activist, prosecuted in defamation for questioning the Aboriginal identity of a person acting as a Métis in Quebec, brought the issue of Aboriginal identity to the forefront. In recent years,…