INCIDENTS

Incidents

Regina convoy protesters threaten journalism instructor 

Protesters at a convoy rally in Regina harassed journalism instructor Layton Burton, calling him “enemy of the people” and making threats.

Protesters disrupt, harass Global News journalist

Protesters verbally harassed Global News Halifax journalist Graeme Benjamin, who was covering a convoy demonstration on Jan. 27, 2022. 

Convoy protesters assault, harass Canadian Press photographer 

Protesters harassed and assaulted Canadian Press photographer Frank Gunn while he was covering the convoy passing through Toronto on Jan 27, 2022. 

Protester harasses Global News journalist

A protester harassed Global News journalist Seán O’Shea and other media workers at a convoy protest in Vaughan, Ont. on Jan 27, 2022, calling the media “liars” and “criminals.” 

Haitian journalist working for a Montreal online radio station killed 

John Wesley Amady, a 32-year-old journalist working in Haiti for the Montreal online radio station Radio Écoute FM, was shot and killed on Jan. 6, 2022.

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in January 2022

In January 2022, HonestReporting Canada published at least four campaigns which named at least two individual media workers.

Ontario Superior Court dismisses lawsuit against Together News Inc. 

An Ontario Superior Court justice dismissed a defamation lawsuit against B.C.-based Together News Inc. 

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in December 2021

In December 2021, HonestReporting Canada published at least six campaigns which named at least three individual media workers.

CBC News received dozens of complaints about its reporting on WE Charity before airing any coverage

As journalists at the CBC’s The Fifth Estate investigated WE Charity over several months in 2021, the broadcaster received numerous complaints including threats to sue from various individuals and organizations, including WE Charity donors. 

RCMP arrest and detain photojournalist and documentary filmmaker during pipeline protest on Wet’suwet’en territory

RCMP officers arrested and detained photojournalist Amber Bracken and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano during a land rights protest on Wet’suwet’en territory.