An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code (journalistic sources) = Loi modifiant la Loi sur la preuve au Canada et le Code criminel (sources journalistiques).: XB421-334/1-PDF
“This enactment amends the Canada Evidence Act to impose conditions in respect of the power to compel a journalist to communicate information likely to compromise the confidentiality of the identity of a source who has provided the journalist with information useful in the writing, production or dissemination, through the media, of information for the public. It also amends the Criminal Code to impose conditions in respect of the power to issue certain warrants concerning a journalist or something found in the office or residence of a journalist. Finally, it provides for provisions for the packaging of certain things seized”--Summary, p. ii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. |
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| Title | An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code (journalistic sources) = Loi modifiant la Loi sur la preuve au Canada et le Code criminel (sources journalistiques). |
| Variant title | Loi modifiant la Loi sur la preuve au Canada et le Code criminel (sources journalistiques) |
| Series title | Bill C-... ; Bill C-334, 1st session, 42nd Parliament |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | First reading, January 31, 2017. Sponsor: Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord). Text in English and French. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : House of Commons, 2017. |
| Author / Contributor | Fortin, Rhéal. |
| Description | ii, 6 p. |
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| Subject terms | Criminal justice Journalism Legislation |
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