Articles - Canada
9 May 2012
Canada
Canada once again gets failing grade in free expression
In the free expression world, Canada receives failing grades for the way it muzzles its scientists and for its archaic access to information laws, says Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).
22 February 2012
Canada
Government muzzles its scientists, says Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
The Canadian government "muzzles" government scientists and doesn't allow journalists timely access to them, says IFEX member Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).
18 May 2011
Canada
CJFE gives Harper government failing grade on access to information
When it comes to access to information, Canada has received an F minus and is positioned last among five leading democracies, says Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) in a new report that is making headlines in the country.
17 November 2010
Awards / Canada
Canadian Internet pioneer Citizen Lab wins CJFE award
The Citizen Lab, the Toronto-based centre that unearthed one of the largest Internet spying networks, is to be honoured by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). The lab has won CJFE's 2010 Vox Libera Award, granted annually to a Canadian individual or organisation dedicated to free expression. This year CJFE will also recognise five journalists from Mexico and Cameroon for their fearless reporting.
30 June 2010
Canada
Journalists and protesters assaulted and detained during massive police clampdown at G20
As thousands came out to demonstrate last weekend at the G20 summit held in Toronto, Canada, a significant expansion of police powers led to arbitrary searches and mass arrests, and numerous journalists beaten and detained as they attempted to do their jobs. According to Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), legitimate public protest was suppressed with the use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators in designated free speech zones.
3 February 2010
Canada
Guardians of the Winter Olympics restrict free expression
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has launched a campaign to monitor free expression violations related to the Winter Olympics. CJFE's Olympic Watch is highlighting recent incidents where the protection of the Olympic brand has led to threats to free expression.
14 November 2008
Canada
PERIODISTA LIBERADA; ASISTENTE E INTERMEDIARIO BAJO CUSTODIA
12 November 2008
Canada
JOURNALIST FREED; FIXER AND DRIVER IN CUSTODY
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and other IFEX members welcomed the release of a Canadian TV journalist who spent four weeks in captivity, and continue to call for the release of her fixer and driver, who are in custody.
1 August 2008
Canada
POLICÍA QUE SE HACE PASAR POR REPORTERO EROSIONA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA, DICE CJFE
1 August 2008
Canada
QUE LA POLICE SE FASSE PASSER POUR DES REPORTERS, CELA ÉRODE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE, DIT LE CJFE
30 July 2008
Canada
POLICE POSING AS REPORTERS ERODES PRESS FREEDOM, SAYS CJFE
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and other media organisations are concerned about an undercover police tactic that puts officers at the scene in the guise of journalists.
23 November 2007
Canada
UN TRIBUNAL ONTARIEN AFFIRME LE DROIT DES MÉDIAS DE PUBLIER DANS L'INTÉRÊT PUBLIC
23 November 2007
Canada
TRIBUNAL DE ONTARIO AFIRMA DERECHO DE MEDIOS A PUBLICAR POR EL INTERÉS PÚBLICO
20 November 2007
Canada
ONTARIO COURT AFFIRMS MEDIA'S RIGHT TO PUBLISH IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Ontario's Court of Appeal has given the media the freedom to publish information deemed in the public interest, a major victory for freedom of expression in Canada, says Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).
31 August 2007
Canada
POLICÍA USA PROVOCADORES EN MANIFESTACIONES
30 August 2007
Canada
LA POLICE A RECOURS À DES AGENTS PROVOCATEURS LORS D'UNE MANIFESTATION
28 August 2007
Canada
POLICE USE AGENTS PROVOCATEURS AT PROTEST
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has voiced concern that police disguising themselves as protesters at a North American leaders' summit acted like agents provocateurs by provoking violence from within the crowd.
23 September 2005
Canada
DES ÉCRIVAINS EN EXIL SE TROUVENT DE NOUVEAUX DOMICILES
23 September 2005
Canada
ESCRITORES EXILIADOS ENCUENTRAN NUEVOS HOGARES
21 September 2005
Canada
EXILED WRITERS FIND NEW HOMES
For many writers who have been forced to leave their home countries because of political persecution, life in a new, albeit safe, country, can be difficult. The rupture and separation that comes with exile can often mean that individuals forfeit their careers as writers in order to make a living in their adopted land.
19 March 2004
Canada
CANADÁ: CJFE BUSCA NUEVO DIRECTOR EJECUTIVO
31 January 2004
Canada
POLICÍA FEDERAL ALLANA CASA DE PERIODISTA
31 January 2004
Canada
LA POLICE FÉDÉRALE EFFECTUE UNE DESCENTE AU DOMICILE D'UNE JOURNALISTE
29 January 2004
Canada
FEDERAL POLICE RAID JOURNALIST'S HOME
Canada's anti-terrorism legislation, passed shortly after the September 11 attacks on the United States, came under heavy criticism from IFEX members last week after federal police raided the home and office of "Ottawa Citizen" reporter Julie O'Neill in pursuit of the journalists's confidential sources.
11 July 2003
Canada
UN AFGHAN PREMIER PARTICIPANT AU PROGRAMME DE PLACEMENT DE PEN CANADA
9 July 2003
Canada
AFGHANI BECOMES FIRST PARTICIPANT IN PEN CANADA PLACEMENT PROGRAM
An Afghani writer now living in Canada will be the first participant in a new placement program assisting writers whose professional and cultural contributions have been imperiled by the need to leave their home countries, PEN Canada has announced. Saboor Siasang will begin a four-week writing residency in October at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta.
11 June 2003
Canada
IRAQI AWARDED DONNER/CJFE FELLOWSHIP
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression has announced that Iraqi journalist Hikmet El-Hadj has been awarded the Donner/CJFE Journalist-at-Risk Fellowship at Massey College, University of Toronto.
18 June 2002
Canada
CANWEST GLOBAL DESPIDE A EDITOR VETERANO
18 June 2002
Canada
LA SOCIÉTÉ CANWEST GLOBAL CONGÉDIE UN RÉDACTEUR EN CHEF D?EXPÉRIENCE
18 June 2002
Canada
CANWEST GLOBAL FIRES LONG-TIME PUBLISHER
Canada's reputation as a country that upholds press freedom is being put to the test following the firing of a long-time newspaper publisher by CanWest Global Communications Corp (CanWest Global), the country's largest media conglomerate. Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) says "Ottawa Citizen" publisher Russell Mills was told by CanWest Global that he lost his job because he published an article and editorial about scandals involving Prime Minister Jean Chrétien without first submitting them to head office for approval. Mills was fired from his post on 16 June.
30 April 2002
Canada
LE CJFE INVITE LE PUBLIC À DÎNER EN COMPAGNIE D?UNE JOURNALISTE RÉPUTÉE
30 April 2002
Canada
CJFE INVITA AL PÚBLICO A ALMUERZO CON RENOMBRADA PERIODISTA
30 April 2002
Canada
CJFE INVITES PUBLIC TO LUNCH WITH NOTED JOURNALIST
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is inviting the public to a lunch-time event on 3 May featuring noted "Globe and Mail" journalist Jan Wong. Participants can enter to win one of six copies of the book "Lunch with Jan Wong," to be signed by the author at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. CJFE will also be on hand to raise awareness of free-expression issues confronting Canada and other parts of the world.
16 April 2002
Canada
CJFE PIDE INVESTIGACIÓN PÚBLICA DE CONCENTRACIÓN DE MEDIOS
16 April 2002
Canada
PUBLIQUE SUR LA CONCENTRATION DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ DES MÉDIAS
16 April 2002
Canada
CJFE CALLS FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO MEDIA CONCENTRATION
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has released a report taking Canada's largest media company to task for failing to respect the free-expression rights of its employees. The 32-page report, "Not in the Newsroom: CanWest Global, Chain Editorials and Freedom of Expression in Canada," examines the controversy over CanWest Global Corporation's (CanWest Global) handling of editorial disputes with its employees and outside critics.
5 February 2002
Canada
FPJQ EXIGE INVESTIGACIÓN DE CONCENTRACIÓN DE MEDIOS
5 February 2002
Canada
EXIGE UNE ENQUÊTE PARLEMENTAIRE SUR LA CONCENTRATION DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ DES MÉDIAS
5 February 2002
Canada
FPJQ DEMANDS INQUIRY INTO MEDIA CONCENTRATION
The Quebec Federation of Professional Journalists (FPJQ) is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the effects of media concentration in Canada, saying the recent policies of CanWest Global Communications Corp (CanWest) represent a "disturbing pattern of censorship and repression of dissenting views." FPJQ, in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), has sent a letter to all members of parliament and senators, stating "With concentration of media ownership in Canada at an unprecedented level, safeguards are needed to ensure diversity of opinion in Canada's news."
18 December 2001
Canada
POLÍTICA EDITORIAL DE CANWEST SUSCITA TEMORES DE CONCENTRACIÓN DE MEDIOS
18 December 2001
Canada
ACCROÎT L?APPRÉHENSION DE LA CONCENTRATION DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ DE LA PRESSE
18 December 2001
Canada
CANWEST'S EDITORIAL POLICY RAISES MEDIA CONCENTRATION FEARS
Fears surrounding the effects of increased media concentration on free expression in Canada have surfaced in recent weeks, with the announcement that media giant CanWest Global is demanding that all of its 14 newspapers run the same national editorial each week.
27 November 2001
Canada
RESOLUCIÓN DE FPJQ EXIGE RETIRO DE PROYECTO DE LEY ANTITERRORISMO
27 November 2001
Canada
ADOPTE UNE RÉSOLUTION QUI EXIGE LE RETRAIT DU PROJET DE LOI ANTITERRORISME
27 November 2001
Canada
FPJQ RESOLUTION DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL OF ANTI-TERRORISM BILL
The Fédération professionelle des journalists du Québec (FPJQ) has urged the Canadian government to withdraw its proposed anti-terrorism bill, C-36, citing concerns that the legislation "opens the door to a possible abuse of power and places considerable restrictions on freedom of expression and access to information." At its annual convention on 18 November, the federation's members unanimously adopted a resolution against the bill.
20 November 2001
Canada
CJFE EXIGE REVISIONES A PROYECTO DE LEY ANTITERRORISMO
20 November 2001
Canada
LE CJFE EXIGE DES MODIFICATIONS AU PROJET DE LOI ANTITERRORISME
20 November 2001
Canada
BURMESE, TAJIK JOURNALISTS; CJFE DEMANDS REVISIONS TO ANTI-TERRORISM BILL
A spotlight was briefly shone in the dark corners of Burma and Tajikistan two weeks ago when Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) presented its 2001 International Press Freedom Awards in Toronto. At a ceremony hosted on 8 November at the Westin Harbour Castle hotel, an audience of over 600 guests listened to the stories of jailed Burmese journalist Myo Myint Nyein and exiled Tajik editor Dodojon Atovulloev. Both of them have been awarded the prizes for demonstrating a "commitment to freedom of expression" and overcoming "enormous odds to produce the news." [See IFEX "Communiqu%26#233;" #10-43].">http://communique.ifex.org/articles.cfm?system_id=3725">IFEX "Communiqué" #10-43].
26 June 2001
Canada
LA POLICE SAISIT DE NOUVEAU LES BANDES FILMÉES D?UNE MANIFESTATION
26 June 2001
Canada
POLICE SEIZE PROTEST FOOTAGE AGAIN
In the latest case of police seizure of journalist's footage, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have seized videotapes and other materials belonging to Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) correspondent Todd Lamirande, reports Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). On 24 June, in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Lamirande videotaped part of a confrontation between aboriginal people protesting a ski resort development and local supporters of the project. As Lamirande was driving away from the site, the RCMP pulled his car over and seized the vehicle and all its contents, including his TV news camera, videotapes, notes and personal effects. According to the journalist, the only reason that police gave for his detention and the seizure of materials was that "they suspect the videotapes have evidence of a crime on them." The RCMP later released Lamirande and returned his vehicle and personal effects, but they continue to hold onto the video footage. The APTN is seeking a court injunction to prevent use of the videotape.
25 June 2001
Canada
POLICÍA VUELVE A DECOMISAR GRABACIÓN DE MANIFESTACIÓN
20 February 2001
Canada
CONCENTRACIÓN DE MEDIOS AMENAZA PLURALISMO DE PRENSA, DICE FPJQ
20 February 2001
Canada
LA CONCENTRATION DES MÉDIAS MENACE LE PLURALISME DE LA PRESSE, DIT LA FPJQ
20 February 2001
Canada
MEDIA CONCENTRATION THREATENS PRESS PLURALISM, SAYS FPJQ
The dangers of the growing concentration of media ownership are the theme of the February 2001 issue of "Le 30", a publication of the Fédération professionelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ). The media in Quebec, as in the rest of Canada, have recently experienced a wave of mergers linking newspapers, cable services, TV networks, and internet sites. "Le 30" asks whether the press barons' desires for "synergies" and "convergence" are compatible with journalistic objectives of diversity and quality of information. At issue is whether there is a conflict between free enterprise and free expression, and whether news has become just another commodity?
25 July 2000
Canada
CUESTIONAN DECOMISO QUE POLICÍA HIZO DE SUS MATERIALES
25 July 2000
Canada
DES GROUPES DE PRESSE CONTESTENT LA SAISIE DE LEUR MATÉRIEL PAR LA POLICE
25 July 2000
Canada
MEDIA GROUPS CHALLENGE POLICE SEIZURE OF THEIR MATERIALS
Seven of Canada's national and regional media organisations are legally challenging the Toronto police's recent seizure of the media outlets' film and videotapes on the basis of media freedom and independence, reports the "The Toronto Star". Subsequent to a 15 June demonstration in front of the provincial legislature which saw violent clashes between police and protesters, the police served 14 search warrants to media outlets which enabled them to seize the outlets' footage of the event. The demonstration was organised to protest the provincial government's response to homelessness, with protesters stating that some of the government's social policies have led directly to a homelessness crisis in the province.
6 June 2000
Canada
ROCIADOS CON PIMIENTA EN REUNIÓN DE OEA
6 June 2000
Canada
DES TRAVAILLEURS DES MÉDIAS ET DES MANIFESTANTS SONT ARROSÉS DE POIVRE
6 June 2000
Canada
MEDIA WORKERS, PROTESTERS PEPPER SPRAYED AT OAS MEETING
While the Organisation of American States (OAS) General Assembly in Windsor, Canada, was met with largely peaceful demonstrations, seven accredited photographers covering the event and many protesters were doused with pepper spray by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), reports Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). The Assembly took place from 4-6 June. Among other things, protesters demonstrated against the intergovernmental body's failure to prioritise the social, cultural and economic rights of peoples in its promotion of free trade throughout the region. One of the photographers reports that the presence of hundreds of RCMP in riot gear patrolling the area was "intimidating," and that protesters were pepper sprayed without any warning. "I think they just didn't want us to take more photos," said the freelance photographer. This tactic infringed upon the right to peaceful protest as well as upon journalists' right to cover the event, says CJFE.
29 February 2000
Canada
PERIODISTAS SE ENFRENTAN A LA AUTOCENSURA
29 February 2000
Canada
JOURNALISTS FACE SELF-CENSORSHIP
The majority of Canadian journalists recently surveyed "identified external pressures from owners, advertisers and interest groups as significant news filters," report Bob Hackett and Richard Gruneau, in the "Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) Monitor". The authors published their findings in "The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press". Forty-five percent of Canadian journalists surveyed indicated that "the fear of reprisals from [media] owners occasionally or often leads reporters to censor themselves," although an even higher number (52 percent) said that they felt direct pressure "often" or "occasionally" from owners. In addition, approximately one-third of those interviewed stated that they had occasionally exercised self-censorship out of a fear of reprisals from advertisers, say the authors.
24 November 1998
Canada
ASSASSINAT DU DIRECTEUR D?UN JOURNAL
24 November 1998
Canada
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER KILLED
Canadian newspaper publisher Tara Singh Hayer was shot to death outside of his home in Surrey, just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia home on the evening of 18 November, according to the Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists (CCPJ).
23 November 1998
Canada
REDACTOR DE PERIÓDICO ASESINADO
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