WIC Radio Ltd v Simpson

WIC Radio Ltd v Simpson (2008) is a case on appeal from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia to the Supreme Court of Canada on defamation. After CKNW radio talk show host Rafe Mair broadcast an editorial that compared family rights activist Kari Simpson to Adolf Hitler, the Ku Klux Klan, and former Alabama governor George Wallace, among others, Simpson sued Mair and his employer, WIC Radio Ltd., for defamation. The Supreme Court decision was regarded as likely to encourage public commentators to be more brave in criticizing public figures.

WIC Radio Ltd v Simpson

WIC Radio Ltd v Simpson (2008) is a case on appeal from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia to the Supreme Court of Canada on defamation. After CKNW radio talk show host Rafe Mair broadcast an editorial that compared family rights activist Kari Simpson to Adolf Hitler, the Ku Klux Klan, and former Alabama governor George Wallace, among others, Simpson sued Mair and his employer, WIC Radio Ltd., for defamation. The Supreme Court decision was regarded as likely to encourage public commentators to be more brave in criticizing public figures.