Quebec scandal of spying on journalists widens to national broadcaster
Source: Guardian
Quebec scandal of spying on journalists widens to national broadcaster
After surveillance of columnist Patrick Lagacé was revealed, reports say at least six reporters including three at Radio-Canada had calls tracked by police
Staff and agencies in Montreal
Wednesday 2 November 2016 21.25 EDT
Police in Quebec secretly tracked phone calls received and made by at least six French-language reporters in 2013, the broadcaster Radio-Canada has reported, widening a media surveillance scandal that had already sparked furore in the Canadian province.
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Provincial and municipal police were tracking the calls to find the sources of leaks to media, including one case involving an officer implicated in a probe into allegations that cops had been fabricating evidence, Canadian media said.
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