With only about one in five Canadians willing to pay for digital news, a new report argues for a menu of policy solutions to keep fact-based journalism sustainable. Making News Media Sustainable: Options for the Long Term, by Sen. Andrew Cardozo and MediaPolicy.ca editor Howard Law, sets out 15 policy ideas. They range from requiring […]
Read MorePrime Minister Mark Carney’s own department, the Privy Council Office (PCO), has become the bad boy of freedom of information in Canada. That’s the clear message of a new report from Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, the independent officer of Parliament who polices the system. Maynard’s 2025-26 report, released in June, singles out PCO as the […]
Read MoreFrom CAJ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has been selected by a trio of journalism organizations as the provincial winner of the 2025 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy after Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner found the province broke its own freedom of information laws. The commissioner’s investigation into 27 public […]
Read MoreAs voters head to the polls on April 28, federal party leaders will try to persuade Canadians that they are best placed to defend the country against President Donald Trump and keep this country “strong and free.” While they target each other with criticism and a fair bit of mud, the leaders will have to […]
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Canada president Heather Bakken appeared before the Senate Transport and Communications committee on Nov. 19 to contribute to its study on Local services provided by CBC/Radio-Canada. Her opening testimony is below. Thank you Chair and committee members. I would like to be clear that my remarks today reflect my experience with […]
Read MoreSome 85 per cent of journalist killings from 2022 and 2023 remain unpunished, according to a report from UNESCO released Nov. 2, which was the International day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. World Press Freedom Canada adds its voice to UNESCO’s call for all states to act on their commitments to end impunity […]
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Canada denounces the testimony at a Parliamentary Committee hearing on October 24 that accused journalist David Pugliese of being a foreign asset. Evidence used to support the accusation is neither specific nor conclusive. Pugliese is the recipient of WPFC’s career achievement award for his longstanding work. We reaffirm our commitment to the […]
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Canada welcomes Madam Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s report into foreign interference on Canadian elections. We note with concern her conclusions that state actors – predominantly the People’s Republic of China – use disinformation, media manipulation and other tools to undermine Canada’s free and fair elections. Among Hogue’s conclusions: Fairness of Canadian elections “presupposes […]
Read MoreThe Globe and Mail’s Robyn Doolittle wins Career Achievement Award, Canadian editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon wins International Editorial Cartoon Competition World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) is pleased to announce that Winnipeg’s Melissa Martin is the 2024 winner of our Press Freedom Prize, while Robyn Doolittle of The Globe and Mail is awarded our Career Achievement […]
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