299. Publishing
299. A person publishes a libel when he
(a) exhibits it in public;
(b) causes it to be read or seen; or
(c) shows or delivers it, or causes it to be shown or delivered, with intent that it should be read or seen by the person whom it defames or by any other person.
R.S., c. C-34, s. 263.
Criminal Code of Canada
- SHORT TITLE
- INTERPRETATION
- PART I
- PART II OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
- PART II.1 TERRORISM
- PART III FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS
- PART IV OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND JUSTICE
- PART V SEXUAL OFFENCES, PUBLIC MORALS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- PART VI INVASION OF PRIVACY
- PART VII DISORDERLY HOUSES, GAMING AND BETTING
- PART VIII OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION
- 214 - Interpretation
- 215 - Duties Tending to Preservation of Life
- 219 - Criminal Negligence
- 222 - Homicide
- 229 - Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide
- 241 - Suicide
- 242 - Neglect in Child-birth and Concealing Dead Body
- 244 - Bodily Harm and Acts and Omissions Causing Danger to the Person
- 249 - Motor Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft
- 264.1 - Assaults
- 279 - Kidnapping, Trafficking in Persons, Hostage Taking and Abduction
- 287 - Abortion
- 289 - Venereal Diseases
- 290 - Offences Against Conjugal Rights
- 294 - Unlawful Solemnization of Marriage
- 296 - Blasphemous Libel
- 297 - Defamatory Libel
- 297. Definition of “newspaper”
- 298. Definition
- 299. Publishing
- 300. Punishment of libel known to be false
- 301. Punishment for defamatory libel
- 302. Extortion by libel
- 303. Proprietor of newspaper presumed responsible
- 304. Selling book containing defamatory libel
- 305. Publishing proceedings of courts of justice
- 306. Parliamentary papers
- 307. Fair reports of parliamentary or judicial proceedings
- 308. Fair report of public meeting
- 309. Public benefit
- 310. Fair comment on public person or work of art
- 311. When truth a defence
- 312. Publication invited or necessary
- 313. Answer to inquiries
- 314. Giving information to person interested
- 315. Publication in good faith for redress of wrong
- 316. Proving publication by order of legislature
- 317 - Verdicts
- 318 - Hate Propaganda
- PART IX OFFENCES AGAINST RIGHTS OF PROPERTY
- PART X FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND TRADE
- PART XI WILFUL AND FORBIDDEN ACTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
- PART XII OFFENCES RELATING TO CURRENCY
- PART XII.1 INSTRUMENTS AND LITERATURE FOR ILLICIT DRUG USE
- PART XII.2 PROCEEDS OF CRIME
- PART XIII ATTEMPTS — CONSPIRACIES — ACCESSORIES
- PART XIV - JURISDICTION
- PART XV SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND POWERS
- PART XVI COMPELLING APPEARANCE OF ACCUSED BEFORE A JUSTICE AND INTERIM RELEASE
- PART XVII LANGUAGE OF ACCUSED
- PART XVIII PROCEDURE ON PRELIMINARY INQUIRY
- PART XVIII.1 CASE MANAGEMENT JUDGE
- PART XIX INDICTABLE OFFENCES — TRIAL WITHOUT JURY
- PART XIX.1 NUNAVUT COURT OF JUSTICE
- PART XX PROCEDURE IN JURY TRIALS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
- PART XX.1 MENTAL DISORDER
- PART XXI APPEALS — INDICTABLE OFFENCES
- PART XXI.1 APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW — MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE
- PART XXII PROCURING ATTENDANCE
- PART XXIII SENTENCING
- PART XXIV DANGEROUS OFFENDERS AND LONG-TERM OFFENDERS
- PART XXV EFFECT AND ENFORCEMENT OF RECOGNIZANCES
- PART XXVI EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES
- PART XXVII SUMMARY CONVICTIONS
- PART XXVIII MISCELLANEOUS
- SCHEDULE [to Part XXV]
- SCHEDULE [to Part XXVII]