Couillard announces measures in wake of police monitoring of Quebec reporter
QUEBEC — Revelations that Montreal police kept tabs on a reporter’s iPhone prompted Premier Philippe Couillard to announce Tuesday he is forming a committee of experts to look into the surveillance of journalists.
“People have died for freedom of the press,” he told a news conference. “It is a basic freedom.”
The group, which will include a judge, a police official and a member of the media, is expected to present its report to the Quebec justice minister by next spring.
Couillard also announced it will be harder for police to obtain a court-issued warrant to monitor journalists.