SELECTED CASE LAW
QUEBEC:
In 2014 QCCQ 12216, 19-year-old Ms. LS was convicted of uttering threats but acquitted of criminal harassment after reposting an article about the victim on Twitter and writing “Good get the bitch out of there before I bomb her.” The Court noted that LS had an operating mind when she posted the tweet and had the requisite intention to be taken seriously. The harassment charge was not made out, however, because the Court did not find that the victim feared for her safety.
Criminal Offence(s): Criminal Harassment