When Press Freedom Meets Justice

The order for Marie-Maude Denis to reveal her anonymous source in her testimony against former Liberal cabinet minister Marc-Yvan Côté created a debate regarding two fundamental values of Western society: justice and the freedom of the press. In fact, some journalists and politicians argue that Denis should not reveal her sources, as it is journalists’ commonly established duty to do so. However, others argue that Côté’s trial deserves the truth from the anonymous source about the Liberal Party’s alleged fraudulent awarding of public contracts. The latter action is the more ethical one…