Bill 32 (The Defamation Consequential Amendments Act, 2025)
Second Reading

From Hansard (5 November 2025)

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Hon. Tim McLeod: — Thank you yet again, Mr. Speaker. I rise to move second reading of The Defamation Consequential Amendments Act, 2025.

Mr. Speaker, the proposed bilingual bill makes consequential amendments to bilingual Acts that refer to libel and slander to align that legislation with the new defamation Act. The references to libel and slander in the following Acts will be updated to refer instead to the defamation action: The Jury Act, 1998; The Legislative Assembly Act, 2007; and The Small Claims Act, 2016.

Mr. Speaker, I’m pleased to move second reading of The Defamation Consequential Amendments Act, 2025.

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