Oliver is Lir II (Re: [Wikipedia-l] This whole Lir and Americanization thing)

[Ray Saintonge]

Zoe wrote:

> But you haven't addressed my objection to your claim that it's criminal.
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> Zoe
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I took your comment as rhetorical, and failed to realize that you 
expected an answer.
The following are extracted from the Criminal Code of Canada

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> Defamatory Libel
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> Definition <http://laws.justice.gc.ca/fr/C-46/17288.html#article-298>
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> 298. (1) A defamatory libel is matter published, without lawful 
> justification or excuse, that is likely to injure the reputation of 
> any person by exposing him to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or that is 
> designed to insult the person of or concerning whom it is published.
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> Mode of expression
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> (2) A defamatory libel may be expressed directly or by insinuation or 
> irony
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> (a) in words legibly marked on any substance; or
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> (b) by any object signifying a defamatory libel otherwise than by words.
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> R.S., c. C-34, s. 262.
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> Publishing <http://laws.justice.gc.ca/fr/C-46/17288.html#article-299>
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> 299. A person publishes a libel when he
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> (a) exhibits it in public;
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> (b) causes it to be read or seen; or
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> (c) shows or delivers it, or causes it to be shown or delivered, with 
> intent that it should be read or seen by the person whom it defames or 
> by any other person.
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> R.S., c. C-34, s. 263.
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> Punishment of libel known to be false 
> <http://laws.justice.gc.ca/fr/C-46/17288.html#article-300>
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> 300. Every one who publishes a defamatory libel that he knows is false 
> is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a 
> term not exceeding five years.
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> R.S., c. C-34, s. 264.
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> Punishment for defamatory libel 
> <http://laws.justice.gc.ca/fr/C-46/17288.html#article-301>
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> 301. Every one who publishes a defamatory libel is guilty of an 
> indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 
> two years.
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