Fairy Creek Injunction Media Access Court Ruling

governance · July 20, 2021 · Fairy Creek injunction zone

On July 20, 2021, a BC Superior Court judge ruled that the RCMP must allow media access to enforcement activities in the Fairy Creek injunction zone unless there is a bona fide operational reason to restrict access. The ruling was in response to a media coalition's application and emphasizes the importance of press freedom and the public's right to know.

Sources

• “Fairy Creek won the favor of a B.C. Superior Court judge, Justice Douglas Thomson, who ruled on July 20th, that the RCMP must allow media access to enforcement activities in the Fairy Creek injunction zone...” — The Islands Grapevine – July 22nd, 2021 (July 22nd, 2021)

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