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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Its not the responsibility of the Federal Goverment to provide private media companies (CBC "isnt" a gov mouthpiece) with information about dead government employees.
The CBC can show what they want and the feds cant do a lick about it, but the feds dont need to provide cbc with the information.
There is a difference.
MYK
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Well, there is the freedom of information act. The government has to comply with any formal information request put forward. This includes the lists of names of soldiers killed in action, right up to the Prime Minister's email (redacted for security purposes). IIRC, when the public safety mechanism is involved it is common practice to release the names to the press immediately following the notification of next of kin. Whether this information is released further is up to the press agency in question.
I have no problem with the government "requesting" that information be withheld for given reasons. Where I have a problem is where the government says that the media cannot do something, requires censor rights, or withholds information requested of it. This could lead to bigger fish down the road. They took their first inch...