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Note of optimism in CJFE’s annual review of free expression

CJFE stressed that much of the positive news is promises by a new government, and momentum could still be lost.…
CTV News Halifax fined for showing young offenders’ faces

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.…
Freedom of information in Hamilton misses the mark

Freedom of Information (FOI) is great in concept, but without strong enforcement mechanisms, it remains only a concept in municipalities where the local government chooses to openly flout its intent.…
Why Saskatchewan is Canada’s black hole of policing information

Regina has one of the most opaque police forces in Canada, according to Newspaper Canada’s annual Freedom of Information Audit.…