World 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 […]
Read MoreAwards luncheon will also recognize winners of Press Freedom, Career Achievement, Student Achievement and International Editorial Cartoon Contest awards (OTTAWA, MARCH 18, 2024) World Press Freedom Canada is pleased to announce American journalist Margaret Sullivan will be our keynote speaker for the 2024 press freedom awards luncheon to be held at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre […]
Read MoreAwards recognize those who continually confront secrecy, defy intimidation, and overcome dangerous obstacles in their pursuit of truth. World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2024 Press Freedom Award and the Career Achievement Award in honour of Spencer Moore are now open. The annual Press Freedom award recognizes a […]
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) is a non-profit organization that advocates for press freedom and monitors press freedom issues nationally and globally. WPFC’s mission is to raise public awareness for the fundamental charter right of press freedom, identify violations, and pro-actively defend freedom of the press. WPFC is seeking proposals from qualified Canadian vendors to […]
Read MoreDear Mr. Kuzminski, We are writing to express our serious concerns with regards to the Vancouver Police Board’s review of an OPCC complaint about the exclusion of journalists from Hastings Street during dismantling of an encampment last April. World Press Freedom Canada is an Ottawa-based volunteer committee that advocates on issues of press freedom in […]
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Canada extends our sympathy to the colleagues, friends and family of journalists killed in South Lebanon last week. We also hold in our thoughts those who have been injured. Since October 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented 21 journalists killed: 17 Palestinians, 3 Israeli and one Lebanese. Journalists are risking […]
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