• Ottawa police deny access to freelance journalist 

    Ottawa police prevented a freelance journalist from reporting on a protest outside a military trade show, and threatened to call the event’s organizers to have the journalist’s accreditation to cover the event revoked. 

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    Defamation: Where to find the law

    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.

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    Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre restricts press conference questions 

    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,’”…

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    Media access restricted at federal Conservative party rally

    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,”…

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    Nova Scotia government restricts media access at provincial legislature 

    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…