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  • How They Did It: Chris Arsenault on unraveling an oil deal — from Guyana’s offshore blocks to a home in Ontario’s cottage country

    A flagged footnote, an anonymous tip, and the question of whether Guyana’s oil boom could escape the ‘black gold curse’ led journalist Chris Arsenault to Georgetown—where he uncovered how a Canadian connection and a friend-of-a-friend deal secured a major stake in one of the country’s most coveted offshore oil blocks Continue Reading How They Did It: Chris Arsenault on unraveling an oil deal — from Guyana’s offshore blocks to a home in Ontario’s cottage country
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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,’”…

  • Denial of access

    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,”…

  • Denial of access

    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…

  • Healing the journalism pipeline: Tips and tricks for understanding the legal state of post-secondary journalism in Canada

    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.

  • Denial of access

    Western Standard journalist denied access to Liberal leadership candidate campaign event

    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. …

  • Chilling statement

    Kwantlen University student union council bans election candidates speaking to media

    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,…

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