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Doug Crossman, a retired senior policy analyst with the Public Health Agency of Canada, provided the following opinion article.which highlights the considerable challenges facing Islanders. The idea of"public interest" was a theme that ran through the government's speech from the throne.
Two development proposal disputes; the placement of the Community Outreach Centre; closures at the Prince County Hospital; and the building of the UPEI medical school have all sparked important public discourse.
However, following the submission to IRAC, a statement of claim was filed by a developer stating the group had conspired to harm the developer by preventing the development of the property. What does this have to do with public interest? Everything!, strategic lawsuits against public participation are used by individuals, corporations, or others to intimidate and silence critics by forcing them into legal battles that would be extremely costly and time consuming to fight.
James Turk, director of the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University, Zoomed into the annual meeting of ECOPEI in February, educating attendees on SLAPP lawsuits and anti-SLAPP legislation in Ontario and British Columbia. Caitlin Coombes/Local Journalism Initiative reporterauditor general’s report
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