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Vice reporter Ben Makuch loses final bid to block RCMP demand for background material
By Colin Perkel A reporter’s last-ditch attempt at blocking an RCMP demand for his background materials in a terrorism case failed Thursday with a judge refusing to stay the production order. In her ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justice Breese Davies… -
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Forcing reporter to give RCMP info on ‘dead’ terror suspect ‘unreasonable,’ Vice argued at hearing
Forcing a reporter to give information on a terror suspect to the RCMP would be unreasonable given that the wanted Canadian man is almost certainly dead, an Ontario justice heard on Tuesday. -
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Canada finally has a source protection law — is it enough?
The importance of press freedom can never be understated. For Canadian journalists, horrific headlines from across the globe of missing, murdered, or imprisoned reporters are sobering reminders of the privilege that we hold. Because our Constitution protects freedom of the… -
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Canada’s top court to hear Vice Media fight RCMP demand for reporter materials
Vice reporter Ben Makuch is "very relieved" to hear of the leave decision. -
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Vice urges RCMP to drop demand for materials if accused terrorist long dead
U.S. Central Command, which oversees American military operations in Syria and Iraq, maintains Farah Shirdon died two years ago. -
![On Feb. 25, protests organized by a coalition of journalism and free speech groups will take place across Canada. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Upcoming Day of Action calls for protections for journalists
Grant BucklerGrant Buckler is a retired freelance journalist and a volunteer with Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and lives in Kingston, Ont.… -
![Canadian Journalists for Free Expression hosted a rally outside Osgoode Hall during the appeal. "We're not facing a brave new world, but a frightening new world," CJFE executive director Tom Henheffer (left) told a small crowd. Right: Ben Makuch.]()
Vice Canada’s ongoing legal case is about bigger issues in Canadian journalism
Kat EschnerKat Eschner is a freelance journalist and the former editor of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Find her and her work on Twitter @KatEschner… -
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Rally planned to support Vice journalist fighting RCMP production order
By Grant Buckler A coalition of press freedom organizations have planned a rally on Monday, Feb. 6, in support of Ben Makuch. The Vice Media Canada journalist was ordered in February 2015 to hand over information concerning interviews he…
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