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Category / Incidents / 2023 / Chilling statement in 2023

  • October 17, 2023
    Chilling statement

    Conservative MPs motion for investigation into CBC coverage of Israel-Gaza war

    Two conservative members of Parliament motioned for the Public Accounts Committee to investigate the terminology used by the CBC to refer to Hamas and require CBC executives to appear before the committee to face questions.

  • September 6, 2023
    Chilling statement

    Instagram withholds Canada-based Sikh media after Indian government request

    In response to a request from the Indian government, Meta prevented users in India from viewing the Instagram account of Canadian media organization Baaz News, which covers the global Sikh and Punjabi diaspora.  Baaz News noted the ban in a tweet on Sept. 6, 2023, and shared a screenshot from Instagram which said that the…

  • August 15, 2023
    Denial of access

    RCMP officers threaten to arrest Ricochet journalist

    An RCMP officer threatened to arrest Ricochet journalist Brandi Morin, who was covering a police raid on an anti-logging protest camp on southern Vancouver Island. 

  • July 6, 2023
    Chilling statement

    Rama First Nation police officer investigated over alleged threat to APTN journalist

    The Rama First Nation police service is investigating an officer for her emails to an APTN journalist who had covered her partner’s alleged assault of a person in custody. 

  • March 21, 2023
    Denial of access

    SPVM denies access to Ricochet journalist, physically attempts to remove

    A Montreal police officer grabbed and dragged Ricochet Media’sjournalist Ethan Cox while denying him access to a designated media area near a building fire, the publication editor and journalist said. 

  • March 20, 2023
    Chilling statement

    Twitter withholds Canada-based Sikh media after Indian government request

    In response to a request from the Indian government, Twitter (currently called X) prevented users in India from viewing the account of Canadian media organization Baaz News, which covers the global Sikh and Punjabi diaspora. 

  • February 1, 2023
    Chilling statement

    Edmonton Police Service refuse to answer questions at press conference

    During a press conference at Edmonton Police Service headquarters, city police officers told Duncan Kinney, editor of The Progress Report, that he would not be able to ask questions and would be asked to leave if he “create(d) a scene.” 

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