Lawsuit against Mike Ward: Supreme Court dismisses Sylvie Gabriel’s application [Video]

The Supreme Court of Canada has put an end to attempts by Sylvie Gabriel, the mother of Jérémy Gabriel, to obtain compensation from Quebec comedian Mike Ward.

On Thursday, the highest court rejected Gabriel’s application to overturn an unfavourable decision against her by the Court of Quebec, which was upheld by the Court of Appeal.

The decision puts an end to a legal saga that lasted nearly 12 years and was launched by Gabriel and her son after Ward mocked the young disabled singer, who was a teenager at the time, in a show presented from 2010 to 2013.

Time limit expired

The Supreme Court did not give any reasons for its refusal to hear the case, a usual practice in dealing with requests, but it did confirm that the time limit for filing the defamation and harassment suit had expired when she did so, even taking into account all the time spent …