ALERT - Canada: Quebec Superior Court orders journalist to reveal her sources
“Forcing a leading investigative journalist to reveal her sources is a serious threat to press freedom in Canada,” said Margaux Ewen, RSF’s North America Director. “Not only does this decision completely disregard Canada’s recently adopted federal shield law, it compromises the fundamental principle that journalists’ sources must remain confidential in order for them to conduct their work independently of government interference.”
Canada ranks 22nd out of 180 countries in RSF's 2017 World Press Freedom Index, after falling 14 places in the past two years.