Henry, Daniel

From Ad IDEM / CMLA

Daniel Henry has been a lawyer at CBC since 1978. He regularly advises radio, television, and online journalists, both regional and national, in Canada. National programs which he’s regularly advised include As It Happens, the Current, World Report, the fifth estate, The National, The Hour, and The Royal Canadian Air Farce. He has reviewed thousands of stories before publication, directed the defence of stories that have been legally challenged, including the defence of journalists wishing to protect their work product and confidential sources, appeared in a number of courts and tribunals in favour of greater public access to their proceedings, reviewed and revised CBC’s journalistic standards and practices from a legal perspective, and conducted seminars across the country.

He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs in Canada on media law issues, as well as on CNN’s Larry King Live. He has also been a guest speaker at many Canadian universities.

He is Past President of Ad IDEM, also known as the Canadian Media Lawyers Association, and is its webmaster (www.adidem.org). He is a past Chair of the Media and Communications Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association. He has an LL.B. and B. Com. from the University of Toronto.