Quebec Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Comedian Mike Ward Regarding Joke

Quebec Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Comedian Mike Ward Regarding Joke
Comedian Mike Ward speaks to the media at the Quebec Court of Appeal in Montreal on Jan. 16, 2019. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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A Quebec comedian who won a high-profile Supreme Court of Canada human rights case last year has logged another legal victory against one of his accusers.

A Quebec court judge has dismissed a defamation suit against comedian Mike Ward in connection with a joke he made between 2010 and 2013 about Jeremy Gabriel, who at the time was a well-known teenage singer with a disability.