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@ToBeFree:@Czello:@Salander2000:@208.98.222.28:@Asheiou:@My Pants Metal:@Hey man im josh:@Smartse:@Bearcat:@1174.119.232.205:@Bkissin:@ForsythiaJo:@Skywatcher68: I see there's been conflict over a "legal issues" section for the article. How should such a section be worded? Hagar the Wonderful (talk) 18:42, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
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It looks like there is a consensus to restore the legal issues section. Can someone re-add this (below) to the article? 208.98.222.16 (talk) 10:54, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
@Actualcpscm: Thanks, but please change US$200,000 to Canadian dollars. 208.98.222.83 (talk) 21:10, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
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Please change "argued" to "ruled" - lawyers make arguments, judges make rulings. 205.189.56.244 (talk) 16:01, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
@Actualcpscm: "The suit was dismissed, with presiding Justice Jane Ferguson arguing that Hategan had failed to provide sufficient evidence to support her claims" makes it sound like the plaintiff has some evidence, just not enough, and that the suit was not devoid of merit. That's a far cry from the judge writing “Instead of providing supporting evidence, Ms. Hategan relies on speculation, unfounded allegations, and conspiracy theories" and saying the case was "frivolous", "vexatious" and a "waste of the time and resources of the courts". In other words, the current version misrepresents the tone and content of the judge's ruling. I think including at least some direct quotation or at least an accurate paraphrasing of what the judge said is required here. 208.98.222.3 (talk) 12:13, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
In 2018, Hategan sued former Canadian Jewish Congress CEO Bernie Farber and Elizabeth Moore, a former member of the Heritage Front turned antiracist educator, for $200,000 accusing them of various transgressions including conspiring against Hategan, uttering false statements and "appropriation" of Hategan's life story and personality.[1]
Ontario Superior Court Judge Jane Ferguson dismissed the case calling Hategan's claims speculative, frivolous, and vexatious, based on conspiracy theories,[1][2] and a “waste of the time and resources of the courts”.[3]
In her ruling, Ferguson wrote: “The contention between the parties rests on Ms. Hategan’s belief that she was the ‘only young woman who played any role whatsoever in the collapse of the Heritage Front’ and that she has therefore ‘earned the right to state unequivocally that I contributed to the shutting down of the Heritage Front'."[1]
Ferguson ruled that “Instead of providing supporting evidence, Ms. Hategan relies on speculation, unfounded allegations, and conspiracy theories.”[1]
Moore countersued Hategan for defamation, invasion of privacy, and appropriation of personality. The court ruled in favour of Moore, awarded her $200,000 in damages and issuing an injunction against Hategan.[1]
In March 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the registrar’s order dismissing Hategan's appeal due to time delays, and refused a motion to grant additional time to file an appeal. In its decision, the appeal court commented that Ferguson's observations that Hategan's claims were "speculative, frivolous, and vexatious" were "well-founded".[2]
References
This article contains many claims that are unsourced (too many to summarize in a single edit request), and should either be removed or properly sourced. These claims are present in several different sections. I have listed them below. An approved editor should make the appropriate changes.
From the intro:
"She broke with the group and testified against them in court, and has been credited for causing the organization's demise." Source #2 does note that she broke away and testified. However, I can find no reputable source crediting Hategan with "causing the organization's demise". As such, a citation should be added after the first two claims, and the third should be removed (if no source can be found).
From "Early Life":
"She grew up in poverty and was a victim of domestic violence." The only source used in this section does not say either of these, and I cannot find a reputable source that does (only claims from Hategan herself). As such, these claims should be removed (if no source can be found).
From "Education"
"Hategan graduated magna cum laude from the University of Ottawa in 1999 with a degree in criminology and psychology." The source does say that she graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1999 with that degree. However, it does not state that she graduated with any sort of academic honours (and definitely not magna cum laude specifically). As such, the words "magna cum laude" should be removed from this claim (if no source can be found).
From: "Antiracism activism"
"Her book...won grants and awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council." No source is listed for any of these claims. These claims are not present in the sources cited in this section. As such, these claims should be removed (if no source can be found).
I don't see any issues of this kind in the "Legal issues" or "Personal life" sections, although I do agree that the legal issues section misrepresents the tone of Ferguson's ruling by implying that Ferguson said that Hategan did have some supporting evidence, when Ferguson's words directly contradict this implication ("Instead of providing supporting evidence, Ms. Hategan relies on speculation, unfounded allegations, and conspiracy theories"). 76.66.131.211 (talk) 00:59, 20 July 2023 (UTC)