By Mitchell Thompson Criminal libel laws in Canada’s Criminal Code are being used increasingly to suppress speech that is critical of public officials and employees, Ryerson journalism professor Lisa Taylor said. Speaking at Ryerson University on Nov. 1, 2016, alongside Osgoode Hall law professor Jamie Cameron and Ryerson journalism professor James Turk, Taylor said criminal…
By Sylvia Stead for The Globe and Mail In June, I asked readers what issues they felt should go under the media microscope. The Globe and Mail had been honoured for its work on military men and women suffering from post-traumatic stress and from its coverage of indigenous women, but there is always much more to do.…
By Grant Buckler A charge against the managing editor of Halifax’s Frank magazine for violating a publication ban has been dropped after the Crown said it would present no evidence in the case. As J-Source previously reported, Andrew Douglas had been charged with violating a publication ban imposed at the preliminary hearing in the murder…
Douglas, who was first summoned to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Sept. 6, said he was surprised the Crown is proceeding with the case.
In late March, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that Vice News reporter Ben Makuch must hand over to the RCMP all communications between him and an ISIS fighter.
Kathryn Borel, a former CBC employee, says she agreed to a peace bond over a trial because “it seemed like the clearest path to the truth.”
“This appeal raises issues concerning one of the hallmarks of a democratic society – a free and independent press,” the appeal application states.
A week after the verdict in Jian Ghomeshi’s first criminal trial, three people with intimate knowledge of the story reflect on the case that has shaken the nation.
In an agreed statement of facts read during a sentencing hearing in provincial court, Crown attorney Terry Nickerson said the broadcaster violated a publication ban on the identities of the two teens.
Lawyer Iain MacKinnon argued that the production order should be squashed and unsealed.