The Supreme Court Of Canada

Anonymity Dept: OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada was widely praised Thursday for granting anonymity to a teenage girl so she can pursue a lawsuit over a bogus Facebook page that she says defamed her, according to Winnipeg Free Press. In a 7-0 ruling, the high court granted the girl's request to proceed with a lawsuit without revealing her name. The judges ruled that the girl is entitled to anonymity to prevent her from becoming a victim a second time and the Supreme Court of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The ruling was welcomed as a necessary step in child protection in the Internet age, one that extends to victims of cyberbullying the same legal right to anonymity that is currently granted to sexual assault complainants, children in family law disputes and most accused criminals under the age of 18. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.