June 2021 Please accept the following brief from World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) in response to the invitation from the Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos, president of the Treasury Board of Canada, on March 31, 2021, for public submissions to the current review of the Access to Information Act and its administration. WPFC was incorporated in 2008 […]
Read MoreJune 15, 2021 Right Hon. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister’s Office 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Via email: pm@pm.gc.ca Dear Prime Minister Trudeau: We write to you today as representatives of World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) with regard to an urgent issue of transparency highlighted by the tragic discovery of […]
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Canada is calling on the RCMP and the federal and provincial governments to ensure that the rights of journalists are respected as they cover protests and arrests in the Fairy Creek watershed. In April, the B.C. Supreme Court granted an order allowing RCMP broad powers to enforce an injunction prohibiting the obstruction […]
Read MoreBy Email May 26, 2021 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister: We are writing you as organizations committed to press freedom to call on your government to take even more robust action against the Government of Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko`s direct order to have a […]
Read MoreOTTAWA, May 3, 2021— Nathan VanderKlippe, The Globe and Mail’s China correspondent, and Sarah Cox, investigative reporter with The Narwhal, have been declared co-winners of the 2021 Press Freedom Award by the Ottawa-based advocacy group World Press Freedom Canada. Risking detention, deportation or even imprisonment, VanderKlippe reported on forced labour camps where thousands of Uyghurs, […]
Read MoreOTTAWA – A deadline of March 15 for nominations for the 2021 World Press Freedom Canada award was announced today. The award honours a journalist or media organization for making an outstanding contribution last year to press freedom in Canada. “We are thrilled to honour journalists who have confronted secrecy, defied intimidation and outwitted obstacles […]
Read MoreThis November 17, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO), World Press Freedom Canada and Journalists for Human Rights are proud to launch a unique collection of papers written by women journalists from across the globe. The three organizations have invited three leading women journalists, Nisreen Anabli of Syria, Sandra Bashengezi of the Democratic Republic of […]
Read MoreRECORDED WEBINAR: from September 15, 2020 10:30 am (ET) Hosted by: Press Freedom Canada. The Canadian Commission for UNESCO is partnering with us for the event, which is sponsored by the Canadian Bankers Association Speaker: Maria Ressa, Filipino journalist, whose Rappler online publication has drawn the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. She […]
Read MoreAs host of the upcoming international conference on media freedom, Canada must oppose the autocratic assault on the free press, says WPFC president. OTTAWA (June 17, 2020) — Politically motivated persecution of prominent Philippine journalist Maria Ressa underscores the need for international sanctions to protect media rights, says World Press Freedom Canada. A targeted international […]
Read MoreThe 20th International Editorial Cartoon Competition had the theme Pulling the plug on social media. We received more than 300 cartoons from 31 countries. Grand prize winner Arash Ekramifar has collaborated with various Iranian publications for 14 years and is now continuing his studies in journalism and arts. Second prize was awarded to Kianoush Ramezani […]
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