Claim 473

The Canadian Association of Journalists' president called the ruling a strong affirmation that the public's right to know was worth defending.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Canadian Association of Journalists' president called the ruling a strong affirmation that the public's right to know was worth defending.
Field: status
Value: Journalist group calls the ruling an affirmation
About: incident 2021-rcmp-restricts-press-fairy-creek-court-order
Source: RCMP treatment of media at Fairy Creek blockades: court case takeaways
Publisher: The Narwhal
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2021-07-21

Quotation from the source

It's sort of a strong affirmation [of] what we've been saying all along amongst this [media] group that the public's right to know is worth fighting for and that democracy demands freedom of the press.