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A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled in favour of Cardinal Marc Ouellet in a defamation lawsuit brought against Paméla Groleau, ordering her to pay him $100,000 in damages.
Judge orders Paméla Groleau to pay $100K to Cardinal Marc Ouellet
CBC News · Posted: Aug 31, 2026 1:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The decision in Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s defamation case was delivered on Monday. (Stephanie Jenzer/CBC)
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled in favour of Cardinal Marc Ouellet in a defamation lawsuit brought against Paméla Groleau, ordering her to pay him $100,000 in damages.
Ouellet filed the lawsuit after Groleau named him in a 2022 class-action lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by members of the Quebec City diocese.
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