TORONTO, ON – Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) celebrates the principled stand taken yesterday by independent MP Brent Rathgeber in killing his own private member’s bill, C-461.

"The bill would have forced the CBC to disclose journalistic, creative and programming information – including information that would jeopardize the identity of its confidential sources – that no other Canadian media outlet has to release," said Peter Jacobsen, Chair of CJFE's Canadian Issues Committee. "The public broadcaster would have seen its journalistic integrity compromised.‎"