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Journalist Raided by Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Jay
Makarenko
Febuary 11, 2004
In January 2004, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided the home and office of Ottawa Citizen journalist Juliet O’Neill. The RCMP were searching for documents relating to O’Neill’s
article on Maher Arar, in which she had referred to a government
source and secret government documents. The RCMP executed the raid
under the new Security of Information Act, which prohibits, among
other things, the disclosure of safeguarded government information.
The Security of Information Act was enacted under the government’s Anti-terrorism legislation. The RCMP raid sparked a debate about the current state of freedom of the press in Canada.
- Outline and summary of the Anti-terrorism legislation enacted in December 2001, which included the new Security of Information Act.
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- Outline and summary of the new Security of Information Act enacted under the government’s Anti-terrorism legislation. Includes historical background, purpose of the Act, information protected by the Act, and offences under the Act.
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- Background on the January RCMP raid on the home and office of journalist O’Neill. Includes background on the Maher Arar case, the raid itself, and the possibility of prosecution under the Security of Information Act.
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- Summary of the two main perspectives on the incident, specifically, the need to protect freedom of the press against police interference versus the balancing of freedom of press and national security.
- Links to governmental and nongovernmental resources
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