I got word tonight from David Ball, son of Dr. Tim Ball via Facebook messenger:
“This morning the judge dismissed all charges in the lawsuit brought against Tim by BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver. It is a great victory for free speech.”
At the moment, I have no other details, but will update as I have them.
Question:
Was the suit dismissed, or was there a trial and verdict?
Maybe I am unfamiliar with Canadian Courts, but Mr. Watts seems to say both?
Either way, Congratulations to Dr. Ball.
case was decided by a judge, Weaver’s liar…erm lawyer did not call any witnesses. The greenies don’t want to have their BS put trial, as it would not stand the riggers of a court questioning, and that would help tank the narrative:-)))
Mikey Mannless also never complies with “discovery”, for the same reason
Agreed NME. At every turn the alarmists have studiously avoided having their junk science subjected to any cross examination. They know it would fold like the house of cards that it is.
May Weaver the Deceiver get his just deserts.
Question. Can Weaver be ordered to pay Dr. Ball’s court costs?
Exactly.
DrD is also right. The snake oil salespeoplepersons scurry like rats when exposed to the light.
Anthony Watts when asked if Weaver has to pay costs answers, “Yes”.
Congratulations! Now on to the dismissal of Michael Mann’s baseless (evidence-absent) lawsuit against Mssr. Stein
and then …
On to reversing the “finding” of the EPA that “Co2 is a pollutant” and is causing the destruction of the globe. That is needed to inform the courts that this has all been a ruse to destroy Oil and Coal as our universal energy source.
That arrogant POS cost Tim Ball his life savings to defend himself. Meanwhile that same arrogant POS is on a de-carbonization inquisition and war on prosperity all on the public teat. Together with his partners in the watermelon alliance, they are scheming a vote on proportional representation after municipal elections to minimize the turnout of everyone but the green hordes.
I don’t know if the Canadian legal system is like our USA system in this regard, but here, an order to pay “costs” usually means the person has to pay things like filing fees, expert witness fees – money that the winner had to put out of his own pocket to advance his defense.
But – and this is the important part – it usually does NOT encompass legal fees.
I haven’t seen the Order for Dismissal, so I don’t know how the judge ruled in this regard.
If Dr. Ball isn’t reimbursed for fees, it would behoove any of us with a charitable instinct who want to help the good guys to go to his website at http://drtimball.com/donate/ and help him out. He ain’t rich.
Time for a Counter Suit….warfare works both ways.
And ensure you nail this (_i_)hole to Saguaro Tree..
Anti Canadian MARXIST bastards the lot of them.
I think Mann has also filed suit against Dr. Ball, and as per usual, does everything possible to avoid actually getting into court.
It’s good that it’s over but six years and thousands of dollars spent *is* the punishment.
CAGW activists fear of courts is understandable, Gore’s Inconvenient Truth “facts” got shredded by a UK court in 2007. Lesson learned. The inability to withstand scrutiny is probably why CAGW activists are so opposed to the EPA director’s, Pruitt, proposed team- blue team debate.
Correction: Red team – Blue team debate
Danielle Smith had him on first thing this morning.
file:///storage/emulated/0/Download/Tim%20Ball.mp3
Sorry. Guess that didn’t work. Anyways if you’re interested she had him on after the 9:30 news if you want to go to QR’s Audio Vault.
In Canada that is the standard; loser ALWAYS pays fees of the winner. Why we have 4% less lawfare up here.
The English rule. USA is the only place in the universe that doesn’t use it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_rule_(attorney%27s_fees)
So to summarize; SLAPP
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.
Since Canada uses the English rule… would it be beneficial to contract 6000 lawyers if you are ever hit with one? Basically, guarantee millions to billions in legal costs that the loser has to pay…
Basically, would a poison pill (like a clause to prevent hostile takeovers in the financial world) work against SLAPPs and other forms of lawfare?
http://courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/18/02/2018BCSC0205.htm
FYI
Here’s Weavers email, to remind him what a loser, liar and scumbag he is
andrew.weaver.mla@leg.bc.ca
In Canada loser pays the legal bills! Thats why there are so few suits like this on our side of the border, but your gas is way cheaper.
Great news for Mr. Ball, he has been fighting the good fight against the climate fascists since day one. Comrade Weaver is as I always thought, a scumbag fascist who tried to silence someone critical of Weavers religious deceptions. Congratulations to MR. Ball.
I’v contributed before, and will do so again. As there is a possibility Weaver will try again.
Didn’t that piece of crap also lose a case against the National Post? He is a liar. I remember years ago Weaver seriously suggested that his laptop was stolen at UVic by oil-funded people or something along those lines. I was on campus at the time. There were signs all over the place advising people of a rash of laptop theft.
That being said, neither WUWT or Tim Ball are reliable.
Justice Skolrood wrote that Ball’s article was rife with errors and inaccuracies that showed a lack of attention to detail and an indifference to the truth. He also wrote that the article was so poorly written that it didn’t advance any credible arguments in favour of Dr. Ball’s theory about the corruption of climate science.
Simply put, Justice Skolrood was of the opinion that a reasonably thoughtful and informed person who reads the article is unlikely to place any stock in Dr. Ball’s views, including his views of Dr. Weaver as a supporter of conventional climate science.
Since Dr. Ball’s article wasn’t credible, defamation of Dr. Weaver wasn’t credible either. Congratulations Dr. Tim Weaver.
Details from The Victoria Times Colonist.
“Justice Skolrood wrote that Ball’s article was rife with errors and inaccuracies that showed a lack of attention to detail and an indifference to the truth. He also wrote that the article was so poorly written that it didn’t advance any credible arguments in favour of Dr. Ball’s theory about the corruption of climate science. ”
True terry, but you left off to soon. Here’s the continuation of that article:
Ball said despite the ruling in his favour, he’s frustrated that Skolrood saw fit to judge the quality of his argument in the article.
Skolrood opened the trial by saying he did not intend to weigh in on the global-warming debate, Ball said.
“Yet here he’s passing judgment on the quality of my article on something he knows nothing about.”
Anyone who says WUWT isn’t reliable, either doesn’t read it … or can’t comprehend what they do read. Which is by my guesstimate about 80% of all the Warmists.
‘neither WUWT or Tim Ball are reliable’
I find many interesting links on WUWT sometimes unrelated to CAGW and often provided by a well-read group of people who comment there.
Your comment is not well researched!! Dr Tim Ball is the Galileo of our time!! He is standing up to the fraudulent science of Athropogenic climate change! All that would like to study this topic purchase “The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science” by Dr. Ball and support him in his fight!!