Eleventh Annual Justicia Awards for Excellence in Journalism

Justice Canada has announced the names of the winners of the eleventh annual Justicia Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

The Awards, which are sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association and the Department of Justice Canada, celebrate outstanding journalism that fosters public awareness and understanding of the Canadian justice system.

Awards are given in two categories, broadcast and print media:

• Broadcast: Radio-Canada's Enquête investigative TV show for a February 2010 show "Délateurs en liberté" on the practice of paying informants.
• Print: the Victoria Times Colonist for a series on access to information in the B.C. courts, published in February 2010

Winners receive a bronze statuette that is based on the Justicia statue that stands outside the Supreme Court building in Ottawa.