Free Expression

Police force’s demand for Toronto Star video interview flies under radar

2017-04-07 // 0 Comments

H.G. WATSON | J-Source Here are the facts of the case: A reporter interviews a person accused of heinous crimes. A story including parts, but not all, of the interview is [Read more...]

Ruling against VICE reporter ‘bad news for journalism’

2017-03-22 // 3 Comments

A ruling today by the Ontario Court of Appeal that a VICE Media reporter must hand over his notes to the RCMP is “bad news for journalism and for democracy,” said CWA [Read more...]

Coalition urges press shield laws, inquiry into spying on journalists

2016-12-05 // 0 Comments

A press freedom coalition of a dozen organizations, including CWA Canada, is calling on the federal government to take urgent action to protect journalists and their sources. [Read more...]

CWA Canada among interveners in VICE vs RCMP case

2016-10-28 // 0 Comments

A judge has granted CWA Canada and its coalition partners permission to intervene in the legal fight between VICE Media and the RCMP over a journalist’s right to protect [Read more...]

TPP Day of Action highlights threat to free expression

2016-09-14 // 0 Comments

By Errol Salamon CWA Canada has organized a Day of Action against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which poses a particular threat to freedom of expression. An academic [Read more...]