BPC Bulletins: The Quebec Press Act
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee
On February 18, 2019, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled unanimously that the Quebec Press Act does not apply to articles on the Internet.
In the Montreal Gazette, René Bruemmer reports:
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