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Government Secrecy put under spotlight with Code of Silence Award

The Canadian Association of Journalists partnered with other media organizations to present four parody awards to government institutions.
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Canada’s No Ransom Policy In The New Era of Terrorism

The Canadian government doesn’t pay ransoms to terrorists, aiming to stop them from benefiting from such payments. But it hasn’t established guidelines to protect journalists working abroad.
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Who the Journalistic Sources Protection Act Fails to Protect

Despite the passage of a source protection law, Canada’s new act leaves some whistleblowers out in the cold