On the other hand, the Ontario Superior Court recently held in Baglow v Smith 2011 ONSC 5131 (CanLII) that comments on a blog should not
necessarily give rise to a claim in defamation, when the person alleging defamation has a right of reply in the same blog.
This implies that, although history doesn't
necessarily give credence
to such a
claim, the number of cases in front of the Cour du Québec's civil chamber (where lawyers are allowed) should diminish, while the amount of cases in the small
claim division should
rise.