Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s student union introduced a new policy barring student council candidates from speaking to the media during elections. The new electoral regulations state that student council candidates “will be disqualified if they publish news articles on their candidacy or platform, engage in interviews with news outlets once the period for nominations is opened,…
In December 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 27 campaigns which named at least 25 individual media workers.
In November 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 54 campaigns which named at least 47 individual media workers.
Two people charged with mischief for climbing a bridge in Montreal at an environmentalist protest were released on bail conditions, which included not speaking to journalists. Two of the three people arrested agreed to the bail conditions; the third refused and began a hunger strike, reported La Presse. The prosecutor told the first of the…
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.
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.”
In October 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 47 campaigns which named at least 47 individual media workers.
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.
In September 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 46 campaigns which named at least 53 individual media workers.
In August 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 45 campaigns which named at least 31 individual media workers.