Source: CAJ
MONTREAL, May 29 /CNW/ – The Toronto Police Service has won the Canadian Association of Journalists’ 10th annual Code of Silence award, given annually to the most secretive government agency in Canada.
“The finalists this year were all dedicated to stifling the public’s right to know, but the Toronto police richly deserve this dishonour for the sheer stamina they exhibited in trying to stymie the release of information of clear public interest,” said CAJ President Mary Agnes Welch.
The CAJ’s judges were appalled by the Toronto Police Service’s tenacious refusal to release to the Toronto Star data on arrests and details of incidents in which police stopped and documented encounters with citizens without laying charges. The police waged a seven-year legal battle with the Toronto Star, fighting the release of the information right up to Ontario’s highest court, which ultimately ruled for the Star.
The data formed the basis of a groundbreaking 2009 series in the Star called Race Matters. The Star is still appealing the $12,000 in programming fees charged by the police after the data was ordered released.
The winner was announced at the CAJ’s annual awards gala during its national conference in Montreal Saturday night.
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