# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-rcmp-restricts-press-fairy-creek-court-order)
- Source: RCMP treatment of media at Fairy Creek blockades: court case takeaways. https://thenarwhal.ca/fairy-creek-rcmp-media-court-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.

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