Door left open for tort of invasion of privacy in Ontario
June 13th, 2006 | By Kyle Peterson | Posted in Attacks on Reputation, Commercial Litigation
If someone has their privacy violated in Ontario, can they pursue a civil remedy in the Ontario courts? Does Ontario law recognise the tort of invasion of privacy? These questions were the subject of a motion brought by McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada seeking to strike out a plaintiff’s claim for unlawful invasion of his privacy on the basis that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action.
If someone has their privacy violated in Ontario, can they pursue a civil remedy in the Ontario courts? Does Ontario law recognise the tort of invasion of privacy? These questions were the subject of a motion brought by McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada seeking to strike out a plaintiff’s claim for unlawful invasion of his privacy on the basis that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action.