In our minds they should be.
I wonder if the public interest defence section (S.15 of SOI Act) could kick in for this case.
Whistleblowing is fine…as long as it applies to some private sector companies. But government personnel? And intelligence folks at that???? Oooh, nice knowin’ ya, pal.
They'll have no choice but to root out the leaker. If found, charges will be come. Then a judge will decide if S. 15 applies or not.
Unless they lawyer up early and identify themselves. Their editorial piece about why they did what they did seemed to me that they already had some element of legal advice. The discovery process alone if they were charged and prosecuted would be something this (or any) government would never want in a million years.
You're probably correct about the legal advice. I agree with the discovery statement assuming you mean the techniques/methods etc... however I do not think the RCMP will be able to exercise any discretion here. I submit if the leaker is identified they will be charged. To be fair I don't even know if the info made public qualifies as special operational information and have not reviewed it against the definition, so they could be charged with another offence such as breach of trust perhaps, IDK. But here is the link if anyone is interested in SOI definitions/offences:
Careful with that, I've heard bank accounts can be frozen for less.
This might have more to do with Google removing Canadian news links in their dispute with Ottawa over upcoming internet legislation.
He sure blasts Justin and Katie. Pretty harsh words from a (former) Liberal. Sorry about the repetition.
