The Supreme Court of Canada wonB次元官网网址檛 hear a bid by the CBC to halt a defamation lawsuit from Subway over a report on the fast-food chainB次元官网网址檚 chicken sandwiches.

The decision clears the way for the suit to proceed in Ontario court.

In January, the Ontario Court of Appeal set aside a judgeB次元官网网址檚 decision to dismiss SubwayB次元官网网址檚 suit without a hearing on its merits, saying the untested claim was far from frivolous and deserved a thorough airing.

The CBC television show B次元官网网址淢arketplaceB次元官网网址� said in 2017 that about half the DNA in Subway chicken was in fact chicken and the other half soy, based on testing done at OntarioB次元官网网址檚 Trent University.

A Subway expert on DNA methods and food testing said the tests were seriously flawed and their results inaccurate, maintaining the companyB次元官网网址檚 own tests found no more than one per cent soy.

In a related decision, the Supreme Court also declined to hear SubwayB次元官网网址檚 challenge of a parallel appeal court ruling that prevented the chainB次元官网网址檚 negligence claim against Trent from proceeding.

The Canadian Press

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