Abebe: Publication bans undercut openness in Canada's justice system

The tragic death of five-year-old Chloe Guan-Branch illustrates the conundrum involved in ensuring justice is done — and also is seen to be done.

Recently, the Ottawa Citizen reported on the sentencing of an Ottawa man found guilty of manslaughter, assault, criminal negligence and failing to provide the necessities of life to a five-year-old girl. The young girl had suffered in severe pain for days before dying of an abdominal injury. Read More