The claim
A Canadian court has ruled that there was no Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka, following a legal battle led by Dr. Neville Hewage.
Original publisher’s rating
False
Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·
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The review says the Canadian proceedings concerned the constitutionality of Ontario’s Tamil Genocide Education Week Act, not whether a Tamil genocide occurred. Ontario’s Superior Court and Court of Appeal upheld the law, and Canada’s Supreme Court declined to hear a further appeal without ruling on the case’s merits.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026
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