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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Legal and Constitutional Affairs - March 8, 2017
Senators conclude their clause-by-clause consideration of a bill to protect the confidentiality of journalistic sources. Bill S-231 amends the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code. Conservative Senator Claude Carignan tabled the legislation in response to recent cases in which police placed a number of journalists under electronic surveillance after seeking and obtaining warrants. (March 8, 2017)