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18 May

Is it ‘neutral’ to spread lies?

The Canadian Human Rights Commission has a 100 percent conviction rate for hate speech cases, and rights commissions routinely make bizarre decisions upholding, for instance, the right of fast-food workers […]

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31 Oct

Protecting sources, serving justice

CommentaryLegal battles to identify confidential sources used by investigative reporters Andrew McIntosh and Daniel Leblanc will force the Supreme Court of Canada to address a question that strikes at the […]

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6 Sep

The media march off to court

ByDean Jobb Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press, September 1, 2009 A publication ban squelches media coverage of a terrorist plot and a sensational murder. Two newspapers must pay […]

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18 Aug

Metroland reporter not required to testify in criminal case, judge rules

An Ontario Superior Court judge has quashed a subpoena that would have forced This Week reporter Jennifer Stone to testify about an interview she conducted with a man currently on […]

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24 May

Top court judges to draw line on protecting sources

Supreme Court of Canada judges appeared inclined to give more protection to journalists’ sources as they heard the National Post’s appeal of a ruling that could expose a key source […]

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22 May

Top court reviews bid to unmask Globe sponsorship sources

Ottawa (May 21)  –  The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether a Globe and Mail reporter can be forced to reveal his confidential sources in the federal sponsorship scandal. At […]

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20 May

Press freedom case set to hit Supreme Court

The National Post along with a coalition of media groups is set to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to consider whether journalists have a right to protect sources from […]

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23 Mar

Canadian shield law needed researcher

AnalysisCanadian journalists need a shield law to protect their confidential sources and ensure the free flow of information. That’s the conclusion of Diana Ginsberg, a graduate student in media law […]

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7 Apr

Tight-lipped reporter vindicated

By Tracey TylerLegal Affairs Reporter Toronto StarToronto (March 18, 2008) — Courts should be extremely cautious about using their contempt powers against journalists who refuse to identify a confidential source, […]

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7 Apr

Courts and sources

Commentary April 7, 2008 – The National Post’s Andrew McIntosh is not entitled to protect the identity of a key source who aided his investigation into former prime minister Jean […]

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