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{{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [https://www.ahbl.ca/people/lawyers/karen-zimmer/?hilite=%27karen%27 Karen Zimmer], Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP|date= February 2018}} {{Dial-A-Law TOC|expanded = rights}}
The law of '''defamation ''' protects a person’s reputation from harm that is unjustified. Learn what kinds of communication are considered defamatory, as well as the defences to a defamation action.
==Understand your legal rights==
A newspaper or a TV or radio station that publishes or broadcasts a libel can limit the amount of the damages they may have to pay by publishing or broadcasting an apology right away. But an apology or retraction does not prevent someone from suing for defamation. It just limits the damages.
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