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At a press conference in Toronto, federal Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre refused to take questions except from publications which had been pre-selected by his communications team. Poilievre took questions from True North, Rebel News, Y Media SouthAsianDaily, Oxygen Canada News and Radio-Canada. “When asked why, his team just said ‘That’s what we’re doing today,’”…
Media workers covering a federal Conservative party rally in Ottawa were restricted to an area at the back of the room, and not allowed to move around or interview people. “Please note that media are to remain in the designated zone and will not be permitted to roam the room or foyer to conduct interviews,”…
The Nova Scotia government introduced a new policy to prevent ministers from answering questions from journalists in the provincial legislature building. Previously, journalists could interview ministers in the lobby and other common areas of the building; under the new policy introduced by NS premier Tim Houston, interviews are allowed only in a designated media room…
It’s no secret that the journalism industry in Canada is in a state of crisis. From widespread distrust in media to the financial volatility brought on by digital journalism, most attention has been paid to the status and future of legacy media. However, without the reputation and resources larger journalistic institutions can fall back on, it is often those among the industry’s most vulnerable who face the greatest brunt of these issues — in this case, student media.
Western Standard journalist James Snell was denied access to a federal Liberal leadership campaign event held by candidate Mark Carney in Edmonton. A video of the event shows Snell speaking with a campaign staffer at the door to the event and identifying himself as a journalist and a member of the Alberta Legislature press gallery. …
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,…
