Quebecor seeks injunction against “erroneous, unfair, defamatory decisions” issued by Quebec Press Council

MONTREAL – Quebecor said Wednesday that it has filed a motion in Quebec Superior Court seeking an injunction and damages from the Quebec Press Council, a private, nonprofit organization that claims to be devoted to “the protection of the freedom of the press and to the defense of the right of the public to quality reporting.”According to Quebecor, the Press Council recently issued two decisions “tarnishing the reputation and image of Quebecor's media properties”, despite the withdrawal of TVA Group and Quebecor's newspapers from the voluntary organization in November, 2008 and June, 2010, respectively.The company added that it is also calling...