Free Expression

Open letter to PM Justin Trudeau concerning the online hate and harassment of journalists

2022-09-01 // 1 Comment

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.Prime Minister of Canada80 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON, K1A 0A2 Delivered by email Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, We are [Read more...]

World Press Freedom Day message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon

2022-05-03 // 0 Comments

We mark World Press Freedom Day in the midst of a disturbing rise in anti-media harassment. We have long fought for press freedom overseas. But now our fight is also on the [Read more...]

Online hate is damaging journalists, democracy: report

2022-02-11 // 1 Comment

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) and the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) have released Poisoned Well, the troubling findings of an industry roundtable on [Read more...]

Media groups demand immediate release of 2 journalists, minister rein in RCMP

2021-11-22 // 0 Comments

Hon. Marco MendicinoMinister of Public Safety Dear Minister Mendicino, As we write this letter, two Canadian journalists are being held by police under your jurisdiction for [Read more...]

Players in news industry join up to tackle onslaught of online hate

2021-11-04 // 1 Comment

DEBORAH RICHMOND | Web Editor Representatives from every corner of the news industry are coming together to call for action and to develop a strategy to thwart a tsunami of [Read more...]

CWA Canada, human rights group help journalist escape Afghanistan

2021-10-25 // 0 Comments

Raihan Tamanna sent ‘dozens of emails to journalists in various countries.’ Only one responded: Martin O’Hanlon, President of CWA Canada. 'The support of the union of Canadian journalists saved me from certain death.' [Read more...]

CWA Canada joins effort to help journalists escape Afghanistan

2021-08-23 // 2 Comments

Canadian organizations that employ or represent media workers have been working feverishly since Kabul fell to the Taliban to help Afghan journalists and their families [Read more...]

World Press Freedom Day message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon

2021-05-03 // 0 Comments

We mark another World Press Freedom Day amid a continuing pandemic, but with the hope that the worst is over and things will soon improve. We mourn the media workers who have [Read more...]

Coalition seeks to bolster press freedom, protect media workers

2020-12-15 // 0 Comments

The recent Global Conference for Media Freedom resulted in a call for new measures to protect media workers, but CWA Canada says it’s going to take a lot of pressure [Read more...]

Labour Day message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon

2020-09-04 // 0 Comments

Dear fellow CWA Canada members, For the first time in memory, we will not be marching this Labour Day. But we will not be silent. As we mourn our fellow media workers and the [Read more...]