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15 Apr

Freelancers win right to file suit against Gazette, Canwest

The Electronic Rights Defence Committee (ERDC) has announced that a group of freelance writers won authorization from the Quebec Superior Court to pursue a class action law suit against the […]

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14 Apr

Ontario reverses block on access to court files

ByDean Jobb “The administration of justice thrives on exposure to light – and withers under a cloud of secrecy,” Justice Morris Fish of the Supreme Court of Canada wrote in […]

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2 Apr

Ontario lifts court file restriction

NewsToronto (April 1, 2009) – The Ontario government has reversed a controversial policy that blocked access to court files in cases subject to a publication ban. Journalists objected to the […]

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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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3 Mar

Access to court files: law, reality miles apart

FeatureThere’s a growing chorus of complaint that access to key court documents — informations setting out criminal charges, exhibits tendered during trials, youth court dockets — has become increasingly restrictive […]

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23 Feb

Harper blocks public information (again)

“The (Stephen) Harper government has delayed for months the release of notes on conference calls held at the height of last summer’s deadly listeriosis outbreak — a lag some experts […]

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19 Feb

Webcast: SCC arguments in Cusson defamation case

On Feb. 17, the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments in the Douglas Quan, et al. v. Danno Cusson appeal case, which could result in a new libel defence based […]

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18 Feb

Outdated rules block access to Ontario court records

ByDean Jobb In courthouses in Toronto, Woodstock, Kenora, Cornwall and countless other Ontario cities, journalists are routinely denied easy access to case files and exhibits based on outdated precedents and […]

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18 Feb

The right to be wrong: Supreme Court reserves judgment in libel case

NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada has reserved judgment on an appeal that could create a new libel defence of “responsible journalism.” Media lawyers argued Feb. 17 that journalists who pursue […]

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17 Feb

Libel chill argued in SCOC

Here’s the press release from the Canadian Newspaper Association: Newspaper, Media Groups Ask Canada’s Supreme Court to Accept “Public Interest Responsible Journalism” Defence in Libel ActionsOTTAWA, Feb. 17 /CNW/ – […]

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