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Author Wins Defamation Case Against Regina Professor over ‘Racist Garbage’ Comment
- A judge in Saskatchewan’s Court of King’s Bench found that Professor Michelle Stewart defamed Candis McLean by labeling her book as ‘racist garbage.’
- The defamation case arose after Stewart criticized McLean's 2016 book about Neil Stonechild's 1990 death without fully reading it, prompting an eight-year legal battle.
- Justice Robertson found the book not racist and Stewart's statement objectively false, ruling that McLean was entitled to compensation despite Stewart calling the book 'racist garbage'.
- McLean received slightly more than $6,450 in damages, far less than the $40,000 she spent on legal fees, while her lawyer said she 'has laid her own brick in the wall of justice'.
- The ruling highlights risks in public criticism without evidence, and McLean stated the court battle was worth it to defend her work against cancel culture efforts.
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The charge is related to a barrage of criticism directed at the journalist in the summer of 2023 after publishing a column about the Finns Party.
Regina Leader-Post
Saskatoon Star PhoenixRegina professor found liable for defamation after calling book 'racist garbage'
An author who wrote a controversial book about the 1990 death of an Indigenous teen has found partial success in a lawsuit against a Regina professor who called it "racist garbage."
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