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Canadians for Accountability Daily Media Update Nov 7 2008


Daily Media Update

November 7, 2008

In today's update, the media learned that there will be new, tougher standards for listeria testing in Canada. In other news, the right of journalists to protect the anonymity of their sources and the freedom of speech are again under assault, this time in Quebec. And finally, the misconduct found in B.C. police forces is apparently no cause for alarm. Nothing to look at here folks, move along...

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In This Update

Listeria Testing

Canada to boost food plant listeria tests after Maple Leaf fatalities - report
Calgary Herald, November 7, 2008
Summary: Canada plans to introduce tougher rules for listeria testing in food plants after a fatal outbreak linked to sliced meats produced at a Maple Leaf Foods Inc facility, media outlets said Friday.

Freedom of Speech

Fishing for the sources
Globe and Mail, November 7, 2008
Summary: A bizarre, court-sponsored search for a reporter's confidential sources is under way in Quebec. Twenty-two people, some of them federal civil servants, and others employed by advertising agencies, have testified by order of a Quebec judge as to whether they have ever spoken to Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc about Canada's now dismantled sponsorship program. More may yet be ordered to testify.

B.C. Police Misconduct

Level of police misconduct 'not an anomaly'
Globe and Mail, November 7, 2008
Summary: The B.C. police complaint commissioner, commenting on the list of 106 substantiated allegations of misconduct over two years recorded by his office, says the level of incidents is consistent with those in other provinces and even countries.

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