Vice Media behind campaign to safeguard press freedom in Canada

TORONTO – Vice Media Canada is joining forces with a coalition of civil liberties organizations on a campaign to raise awareness about Vice news journalist Ben Makuch's fight to protect his sources from the RCMP.In February of 2015, the RCMP presented Makuch with a production order to turn over all communications between him and Farah Shirdon, a source who had allegedly joined the Islamic State and who was later charged in absentia by the RCMP for having terrorism-related activity. The Ontario Superior Court upheld the production order this spring, however, Vice Media has appealed that decision and the Court of Appeal will hear the appeal in February 2017.protectpressfreeedom.ca petitions Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister for Public...