BPC Bulletin: Environmentalists in P.E.I. Call for Anti-SLAPP Law (2)
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee.
In Prince Edward Island, the legal dispute between a real estate developer and an environmental organization continues to fuel calls for the provincial legislature to enact an anti-SLAPP law.*
Tim Banks, the real estate developer, is suing the Environmental Coalition of P.E.I. and three other defendants for trying to “impede and confound” his efforts to develop or sell lands that he owns, his court filing says.
The Environmental Coalition characterizes the lawsuit as “frivolous.”
REPORTAGE
In The Eastern Graphic, Rachel Collier reports:
ECO PEI says anti-SLAPP laws needed to uphold democracy | The Eastern Graphic | peicanada.com
Stephen Brun of CBC News reports:
CBC Radio’s Island Morning interviews James Turk:
Advocate calls for anti-SLAPP legislation on P.E.I | CBC.ca
*SLAPP: strategic lawsuit against public participation
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