Free Expression

CWA Canada renews call for Turkey to cease attacks on freedom of expression

January 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Video produced by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which tracks the jailing of media workers in Turkey. With yet another journalist being found guilty of [Read more...]

2019: The Fight for Press Freedom

January 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

A New Year’s message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon [Read more...]

Senators assessing human rights progress hear press freedom under serious threat

December 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon on behalf of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights: Thank you [Read more...]

Supreme Court ruling a ‘blow to press freedom’; media union vows to fight on

November 30, 2018 // 1 Comment

OTTAWA — CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is deeply disappointed with today’s Supreme Court decision ordering a reporter to hand over files to [Read more...]

On Labour Day weekend, ponder importance of unions, free press for our society

August 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

Labour Day Message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon On this Labour Day weekend, please take a moment to think about how important the labour movement and a free [Read more...]

CWA Canada stands with U.S. colleagues against Trump’s attacks on media

August 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon on Press Freedom: Today, more than 350 American news publications spoke out against U.S. President Donald Trump’s [Read more...]

Leader of far-right group faces criminal charges in attempt to intimidate VICE journalists

June 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

Masked men in VICE Media's Montreal office

The leader of the neo-fascist group Atalante, whose members attempted to intimidate VICE journalists last month in Montreal, is facing criminal charges. Martin O’Hanlon, [Read more...]

Media union condemns attempted intimidation of VICE journalists

May 24, 2018 // 1 Comment

OTTAWA / TORONTO / MONTREAL – The union that represents staff at VICE Canada is outraged at an attempt by right-wing radicals to intimidate journalists at the news [Read more...]

CWA Canada stands with VICE as source protection case goes to Supreme Court

May 23, 2018 // 2 Comments

VICE Media’s legal fight with the RCMP over a journalist’s right to protect sources goes before the Supreme Court of Canada today. Standing alongside VICE will be CWA [Read more...]

Honouring a Warrior of the Right and Fair

May 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Group photo at first Arnold Amber Memorial Lecture

The first Arnold Amber Memorial Lecture, presented by the Centre for Labour Management Relations at Ryerson University, and sponsored by CWA Canada, celebrated the life and [Read more...]