INCIDENTS

Incidents

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.” 

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.

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. 

Indian government blocks access to CBC documentary

The Indian government ordered YouTube and X to remove a CBC Fifth Estate documentary on the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Sûreté du Québec officers sue Radio-Canada for defamation

Sûreté du Québec officers from Val-d’Or, Quebec are suing Radio-Canada and Radio-Canada journalist Josée Dupuis for defamation.

Municipal government threatens to sue local newspaper

The village of Sainte-Pétronille, Que. threatened to sue local newspaper Autour de l’île.

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.

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…

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.