The topic is freedom of the press, and host John Carpay, along with producer Kevin Steel, discusses the attempted exclusion of a couple of "right-wing outlets" from Canada's Federal Election Leaders' Debate last year. Even though it ended in a media victory, it's not over yet.

Justice Centre Press Release, Feb. 4, 2020: Andrew Lawton and True North Centre for Public Policy v. Canada (Leaders’ Debates Commission) and the Attorney General of Canada

Canada Federal Court, Oct. 6, 2019: Responding Motion of the Respondent, Leaders' Debates Commission

CAJ Blog, Nov. 22, 2019: Inaugural CAJ Climate Reporting Award

Chris Selley in National Post, Nov. 15, 2019: Judge boxes debates commission's ears for excluding Rebel, True North

National Post, Nov. 21, 2018: $600M in federal funding for media 'a turning point in the plight of newspapers in Canada'

Paula Simons in the Edmonton Journal, May 28, 2018: Eighty years ago, the Edmonton Journal won a Pulitzer Prize. Let's remember why

Dean Jobs in the Globe and Mail, Mar. 4, 2016: Alberta versus press freedom: We've been down this road before

Fox News via MSN, Jan. 8, 2020: CNN settles lawsuit with Covington student Nick Sandmann

John Carpay column, Justice Centre, Jul. 4, 2017: CBC smear job reveals anti-Christian bias

CBC, Oct. 7, 2019: Right-wing outlets win legal battle to attend the leaders' debate

True North, Feb. 3, 2020: Trudeau’s heritage minister proposes license for media, backs down after uproar

Mitel: The History of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

True North, Feb. 3, 2020: The Candice Malcolm Show

Justice Centre, Active Cases: City of Edmonton v. Malayko

Justice Centre News Release, Feb. 2, 2020: New human rights complaints on hold over Yaniv’s failure to pay $6,000 in costs to women

Justice Centre News Release, Jan. 31, 2020: Nova Scotia judge denies Lorne Grabher return of licence plate

Theme music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens

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