Free Expression

CWA Canada asks OPP to retract threat, apologize to CBC reporter

August 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

Aug. 4, 2020 Commissioner Thomas Carrique Ontario Provincial Police Dear Commissioner Carrique, I am writing on behalf of CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, to [Read more...]

CWA Canada condemns attacks on media workers covering unrest in U.S.

June 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon: We have been watching with increasing concern, and shock, as many of our media colleagues in the [Read more...]

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

May 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

We mark World Press Freedom Day this year in the most unusual of circumstances: a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, crippled economies, and challenged [Read more...]

Get tough with those who suppress free expression, CWA Canada leader tells social media conference

February 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

Martin O'Hanlon at social media conference

A two-day international conference — Social Media: Challenges and Ways to Promote Freedoms and Protect Activists — that wrapped up Monday in Doha, Qatar, drew more than [Read more...]

2020: Keeping Up the Fight for Press Freedom, Decent Jobs, Quality Journalism

January 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

VICE reporter takes press freedom award

November 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

A VICE Media reporter who fought and lost a four-year legal battle over an RCMP production order is the winner of the 2019 Arnold Amber Award for Investigative Journalism. [Read more...]

We must stand on guard for decent jobs, quality journalism, press freedom

August 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

Labour Day Message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon At CWA Canada, we are standing on guard this Labour Day – and always – to defend quality jobs, quality [Read more...]

Media freedom global pledge comes up short: CWA Canada

July 12, 2019 // 1 Comment

Freeland, Clooney, Hunt at media freedom conference

A media freedom global pledge that emerged from a London conference is laudable, but doesn’t go far enough, said CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon, who attended the [Read more...]

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

May 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

On this day, we commit to continuing the fight to protect freedom of the press in the face of a growing threat around the globe. We’ve long watched countries such as Saudi [Read more...]

What Justin Brake’s recent win means for press freedom in 2019

April 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

GRANT BUCKLER | J-Source Commentary [~] Justin Brake, a former reporter for the Newfoundland news site The Independent, wasn’t the only winner when the Newfoundland and [Read more...]