Warning journalists about safety risks in the protest zone is reasonable. Threatening them with arrest for doing their jobs is not.
Time and time again, Canadian courts have ruled against exclusion zones and other limits on the press.
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All media who are attending the area, please keep a distance and stay out of police operations for your safety. Anyone found within areas undergoing enforcement may be subject to arrest. There will be a media availability later today at 474 Elgin Street. #ottnews
