The Wilderness Committee has won a landmark defamation case brought against it by Taseko Mines Ltd. but, despite the win, the non-profit environmental group will suffer financially after fighting the company in court for five years.
The case is being held up as a textbook example of why anti-SLAPP legislation is needed in B.C.
“We are very proud to have stood our ground, but B.C. very much needs anti-SLAPP legislation. We were completely innocent and yet this company was able to keep us in the courts for five years — and their pockets are much deeper (Read more…) ours,” said Wilderness Committee national campaigner Joe Foy.