I was sceptical going in. But then:<p>> Mr Mickleborough said he spoke with Mr Achter on the phone about his potential purchase, saying that he was looking to buy the grain in November of that year.<p>> He then texted the farmer a draft of a contract to seal the deal, writing "please confirm flax contract".<p>> Mr Achter responded with a "thumbs-up" emoji, but did not deliver the flax by the agreed date.<p>> Mr Mickleborough said that he had a long-standing business relationship with Mr Achter, and that the farmer had agreed to contracts via text message in the past, prompting him to believe that the emoji sealed the deal.<p>It's ambiguous but the context has me side with Mr Micklebrough here.
Clickbait: I thought this was about supposed assent to a political statement (many of which seem to be illegal in Canada now). Instead it's a disagreement about what constituted consent to a contract rather than a view about something said.