INCIDENTS

Incidents

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in December 2024

In December 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 27 campaigns which named at least 25 individual media workers.

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in November 2024

In November 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 54 campaigns which named at least 47 individual media workers.

Former MP accuses journalist of being Russian agent

In testimony at a House of Commons committee, former Conservative MP and cabinet minister Chris Alexander accused Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese of being an “agent” paid by the Russian intelligence service. 

Israeli government includes Canadian journalist on list of “antisemitic generators and influencers”

The Israeli government’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism included Toronto-based journalist Samira Mohyeddin on a list of “antisemitic generators and influencers in Canada.” 

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in October 2024

In October 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 47 campaigns which named at least 47 individual media workers.

Ontario MPP posts name of journalist’s family restaurant in response to critical comment

In response to a critical comment from journalist Samira Mohyeddin on social media, Goldie Ghamari, an independent Ontario MPP, posted the name of a restaurant owned by the journalist’s family and said she was “looking forward” to visiting.

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in September 2024

In September 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 46 campaigns which named at least 53 individual media workers.

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in August 2024

In August 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 45 campaigns which named at least 31 individual media workers.

Montreal police threaten to arrest Pivot journalist

A Montreal police officer threatened to arrest Oona Barrett, a video journalist with Pivot, as she was covering an environmentalist demonstration on a road near the Montreal airport. 

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in July 2024

In July 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 58 campaigns which named at least 53 individual media workers