Vice Canada to Appear at Supreme Court of Canada, May 23rd

Outcome of case to have significant implications for press freedom in Canada.

OTTAWA, May 22, 2018 /CNW/ - On May 23^rd, VICE Canada will be appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada in its ongoing battle to uphold the journalistic principal of source protection – a principal fundamental to both a free press and a thriving democracy.

The hearing at Canada's highest court is the culmination of a years-long legal battle; VICE Canada is fighting an RCMP production order which asks national security reporter Ben Makuch to hand over documents related to three articles he wrote in 2014 about a Calgary man with alleged ties to ISIS.

Ben Makuch, representatives from VICE Canada, as well as members of the International coalition intervening in this important case will be available for comment outside of the Supreme Court building both before and after oral arguments.

WHEN:	Wednesday May 23^rd, 2018
WHERE:	In front of Supreme Court of Canada building,
	301 Wellington St, Ottawa Ontario
TIME (BEFORE ORAL ARGUMENTS):
8:15 AM:	Members of the international coalition intervening in the case available for comment.
WHO:	Margaux Ewen, North American Director, Reporters Without Borders.
	Alexandra Ellerbeck, Committee to Protect Journalists.
	Nick Taylor-Vaisey, Canadian Association of Journalists
	Petra Molnar, Human Rights Lawyer.
TIME (AFTER ORAL ARGUMENTS):
1:00 PM (approx.)	Ben Makuch, representatives of VICE Canada, and interveners in the case available for comment.
WHO:	Ben Makuch, national Security Reporter, VICE Canada
	Chris Ball, Head of Communications, VICE Canada
	Members of the coalition of interveners.

SOURCE VICE Canada

Chris Ball, Head of Communications, VICE Canada, E: [email protected], P: 416-737-9559

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