Canada - Daniel Leblanc: “By finding in my favour, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed that protection of sources remains the rule”

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Daniel Leblanc on 22 October 2010 won his case before the Supreme Court on the right of journalists to protect their sources of information. The source in question was known only as “MaChouette” and she enabled the journalist to reveal a federal sponsorship scandal at the start of the decade. It is however only a partial victory because in May this year, Canada's highest court made exactly the opposite ruling in another case. Can you remind us about the story behind the Supreme Court's (...)

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