Levant “told The Times that ‘unlike real courts, the tribunal members are not judges (and often not even lawyers); in Alberta, there are no rules of court or rules of evidence; precedent is not followed; there is no set burden of proof; the taxpayer funds the complaints, but the defendant must pay his own costs (even if he wins); and, most importantly, the commissions and tribunals issue rulings that are clearly not in compliance with our constitutional and common law freedoms of expression.’
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“‘In the past, they’ve focused on small, powerless bloggers or other loners without any money or legal representation,’ Mr. Levant told the Times, stating that the commissions are now targeting Canada’s mainstream media.”
