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    <description>Canada</description>
    <language>en</language>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:11:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Supreme Court's hyperlink decision a victory for freedom of expression on the Internet
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/10/20/hyperlinking_decision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Court recognized that the Internet cannot provide access to information without hyperlinks and observed that the potential "chill" effect could be devastating if authors or publishers were held responsible for the content on the page the hyperlink leads to.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/10/20/hyperlinking_decision/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE gives Harper government failing grade on access to information]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/05/18/government_failures/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[When it comes to access to information, Canada has received an F minus and is positioned last among five leading democracies, says Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) in a new report that is making headlines in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/05/18/government_failures/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE calls for public inquiry into free expression violations at G20 summit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/03/02/public_inquiry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite numerous calls for a public inquiry into the policing and governance of the summit, no such investigation has been conducted.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/03/02/public_inquiry/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE disappointed by Supreme Court ruling on electronic access to courts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/01/31/court_access/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["We believe this decision is a setback to the media's ability to gather news about what takes place in the courts," said CJFE.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/01/31/court_access/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE concerned that Vancouver journalist may be forced to reveal her source]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/01/18/oconnor_sources/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A provincial supreme court judge ordered reporter Elaine O'Connor to name a confidential source used for a story about alleged election campaign overspending by a former MP. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2011/01/18/oconnor_sources/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Awards - Canadian Internet pioneer Citizen Lab wins CJFE award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/awards/2010/11/17/cjfe_citizen_lab/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Citizen Lab, the Toronto-based centre that unearthed one of the largest Internet spying networks, is to be honoured by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). The lab has won CJFE's 2010 Vox Libera Award, granted annually to a Canadian individual or organisation dedicated to free expression. This year CJFE will also recognise five journalists from Mexico and Cameroon for their fearless reporting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/awards/2010/11/17/cjfe_citizen_lab/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - RSF interview with journalist who won right to protect source]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/11/17/leblanc_interview/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["By finding in my favour, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed that protection of sources remains the rule," Daniel Leblanc said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/11/17/leblanc_interview/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE condemns free speech limits imposed on activist
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/10/18/hundert_heavy_bail/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alex Hundert's bail conditions include prohibitions on posting anything on the Internet and on participating in demonstrations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/10/18/hundert_heavy_bail/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Journalists and protesters assaulted and detained during massive police clampdown at G20]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/06/30/g20_crackdown/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As thousands came out to demonstrate last weekend at the G20 summit held in Toronto, Canada, a significant expansion of police powers led to arbitrary searches and mass arrests, and numerous journalists beaten and detained as they attempted to do their jobs. According to Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), legitimate public protest was suppressed with the use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators in designated free speech zones. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/06/30/g20_crackdown/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE dismayed at reports of free expression violations at G20 Summit protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/06/29/g20_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Many media workers were reportedly detained, charged and, in a few cases, attacked by police.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/06/29/g20_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE welcomes Air India report; calls for killers of journalist to be brought to justice at last]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/06/18/air_india_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The report points to the connection between the Air India bombing and the attempted and subsequent murder of journalist Tara Singh Hayer.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/06/18/air_india_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE disappointed in outcome of publication bans case at Supreme Court]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/06/11/bail_hearing_ban/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["This decision means the reasons for a judge's decision whether or not to grant bail cannot be available for public scrutiny until the trial is over, often years later," CJFE said. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/06/11/bail_hearing_ban/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Mixed result in Supreme Court source protection case holds some good news, says CJFE]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/05/10/source_protection/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Although not a win for the 'National Post' on the facts of the case, this decision is the strongest statement yet by our courts as to the basis on which the law protects journalists' confidential sources," said CJFE.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/05/10/source_protection/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE releases first report card on free speech in Canada

]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/05/03/2009_free_expression_review/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2009 Free Expression Review is being released on World Press Freedom Day.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/05/03/2009_free_expression_review/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Americas - CJFE welcomes Canadian government critique, but calls for further action ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/americas/2010/03/23/canadian_government_comments/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CJFE asks the Canadian government to respond to situations in other countries of concern in the Americas, including Mexico and Colombia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/americas/2010/03/23/canadian_government_comments/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE condemns vandalisation of newspaper office]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/25/uthayan_vandalised/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The paper's editor believes that the violence is in connection to a recent meeting between individuals from the Tamil diaspora and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/25/uthayan_vandalised/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - En route to Olympic protests, reporters detained at Canadian border]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/12/reporters_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CPJ/IFEX) - New York, February 12, 2010 - The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about reported border incidents involving journalists attempting to enter Canada from the United States to cover protests and other events related to the Olympic Games, which begin tonight.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/12/reporters_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE concerned by reports of political interference in access to information case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/09/public_works_censorship/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Public Works department report is delivered late and heavily censored. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/09/public_works_censorship/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE troubled that activist denied entry to Canada]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/09/macias_denied_entry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Martin Macias Jr is an outspoken critic of the Olympics who was planning to attend rallies and protests leading up to the start of the Games. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/09/macias_denied_entry/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Guardians of the Winter Olympics restrict free expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/03/olympics_attacks/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has launched a campaign to monitor free expression violations related to the Winter Olympics. CJFE's Olympic Watch is highlighting recent incidents where the protection of the Olympic brand has led to threats to free expression. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/03/olympics_attacks/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE starts "Olympic Watch" in the lead up to the Vancouver Olympics]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/01/20/olympic_watch/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CJFE has noted several confrontations where free expression has come under threat due to overzealous protection of the Olympic brand and events connected to the Games.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/01/20/olympic_watch/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE welcomes positive decisions in two Supreme Court defamation cases]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/12/23/defence_against_defamation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cusson v. Quan involved the first recognition of a new defence of "public interest responsible journalism" which Grant v Torstar then built upon. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/12/23/defence_against_defamation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Quebec court to hear Kazemi family case against Iranian government]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/12/08/kazemi_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Kazemi family's lawyers have repeatedly condemned the judicial proceedings in Iran as a farce.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/12/08/kazemi_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE welcomes CRTC decision to allow Al Jazeera English broadcasts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/11/26/al_jazeera_approval/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The broadcast regulator has approved the addition of Al Jazeera English Television to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis in Canada.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/11/26/al_jazeera_approval/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Awards - CJFE honours Paul Pritchard with the first CJFE Citizen Journalism Award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/awards/2009/10/29/paul_pritchard_award/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The award was presented to the man who shot the video that changed how tasers are used by police departments in Canada. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/awards/2009/10/29/paul_pritchard_award/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE horrified by attack on editor in Brampton, Ontario]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/10/27/grewal_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalist Jagdish Grewal was leaving the "Punjabi Post" newsroom when he was attacked by three masked men armed with a baton and a gun.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/10/27/grewal_death_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Somalia - CPJ urges Canada, Australia to step up efforts to free Somalia captives]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2009/06/15/free_captives/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CPJ urges Canadian and Australian governments to work for immediate release of two journalists held captive in Mogadishu.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2009/06/15/free_captives/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE urges broadcast regulator to allow Al Jazeera English broadcasts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/06/10/al_jazeera_application/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At a recent meeting of CJFE's Board of Directors, a motion was passed unanimously supporting the application of Al Jazeera English to be broadcast without restrictions in Canada.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/06/10/al_jazeera_application/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE welcomes Supreme Court decision in Daniel Leblanc case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/05/26/leblanc_appeal/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Leblanc's work on the CAD$100-million federal sponsorship scandal was a pivotal piece of journalism that changed the course of Canadian history.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/05/26/leblanc_appeal/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Vancouver police seize photojournalist Jason Payne's camera at crime scene, threaten him with arrest for "obstruction of justice" ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/04/09/vancouver_police_seize_photojournalist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CJFE/IFEX) - The following is an 8 April 2009 CJFE press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:41:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/04/09/vancouver_police_seize_photojournalist/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Federal Court rules against professor Amir Attaran's access to information request]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/04/06/federal_court_rules_against_professor/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CJFE/IFEX) - The following is a 3 April 2009 CJFE press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:38:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2009/04/06/federal_court_rules_against_professor/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE commemorates journalist on 10-year anniversary of his death, calls for his murder to be punished]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/11/18/cjfe_commemorates_journalist_on/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CJFE/IFEX) - The following is an abridged CJFE press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/11/18/cjfe_commemorates_journalist_on/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - JOURNALIST FREED; FIXER AND DRIVER IN CUSTODY]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/11/12/journalist_freed_fixer_and_driver/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and other IFEX members welcomed the release of a Canadian TV journalist who spent four weeks in captivity, and continue to call for the release of her fixer and driver, who are in custody.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:49:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/11/12/journalist_freed_fixer_and_driver/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Un caméraman expulsé de l'assemblée d'un conseil municipal ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/09/12/un_cam_raman_expuls_de_l_assembl/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(FPJQ/IFEX) - Ci-dessous, une lettre de la FPJQ adressée au Maire de Brossard, datée du 11 septembre 2008]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:08:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/09/12/un_cam_raman_expuls_de_l_assembl/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - POLICE POSING AS REPORTERS ERODES PRESS FREEDOM, SAYS CJFE]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/07/30/police_posing_as_reporters_erodes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and other media organisations are concerned about an undercover police tactic that puts officers at the scene in the guise of journalists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:23:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/07/30/police_posing_as_reporters_erodes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Constable impersonates journalist; CJFE calls on minister to forbid police officers from using this tactic]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/07/29/constable_impersonates_journalist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CJFE/IFEX) - The following is a 28 July 2008 CJFE press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:40:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/07/29/constable_impersonates_journalist/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - CJFE welcomes Supreme Court decision in defamation case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/07/02/cjfe_welcomes_supreme_court_decision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CJFE/IFEX) - The following is a 27 June 2008 CJFE press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:23:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/07/02/cjfe_welcomes_supreme_court_decision/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Court allows police to use seized newspaper photographs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/06/19/court_allows_police_to_use_seized/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CJFE/IFEX) - The following is an 18 June 2008 CJFE press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:35:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/06/19/court_allows_police_to_use_seized/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Une journaliste menacée d'expulsion suite à la demande du maire d'une municipalité québécoise]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/05/12/une_journaliste_menac_e_d_expulsion/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(FPJQ/IFEX) - Ci-dessous, une lettre de la FPJQ adressée au Maire de la Municipalité de Notre-Dame-des-Pins. M. Viateur Boucher:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/05/12/une_journaliste_menac_e_d_expulsion/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - Discontinuation of database signifies loss of "system to hold the government accountable," says CJFE]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/05/08/discontinuation_of_database_signifies/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CJFE/IFEX) - The following is a 6 May 2008 CJFE press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 06:39:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/05/08/discontinuation_of_database_signifies/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada - La police perquisitionne plusieurs médias pour obtenir des enregistrements de violences qui ont suivi un match de hockey à Montréal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/04/25/la_police_perquisitionne_plusieurs/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(FPJQ/IFEX) - La Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) s'indigne des perquisitions que le Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SVPM) a menées le 24 avril 2008 dans les salles de nouvelles de plusieurs médias de Montréal: Radio-Canada, "La Presse&quot;, "The Gazette&quot;, CTV, "Le Journal de Montréal&quot; et TVA-LCN. Le SPVM cherche à mettre la main sur toutes les images vidéos des désordres qui ont suivi la partie de hockey de lundi soir.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:11:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2008/04/25/la_police_perquisitionne_plusieurs/</guid>
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