Mr. Tom Henheffer at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

To bring in the international perspective on this, for decades there have been these protections in almost every other Western democracy in the world. Germany, the U.K., Australia, Holland, and 37 states in the United States all had these protections. Basically almost every country in the European Union has these protections. It is a dark spot on Canada's part that we do not have a press shield law in this country, so this will absolutely bring us in line with international norms.