Press Defenceless: House Fails to Pass Shield Bill
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is disappointed that the House of Commons failed to pass Bill S-231, the Journalistic Source Protection Act, before rising for summer recess. By failing to pass the bill now the House has missed a crucial chance to taken a stand for press freedom, and to extend badly-needed protections to confidential sources. Its swift passage needs to be a priority when MPs return in the fall.
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National security acts—like pop acts—require all the right notes
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, the Government of Canada tabled Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters. The proposed act constitutes 150 pages of long-awaited national security legislation. Over the past two years, CJFE has advocated and organized toward this moment. Here's our hot take on the draft Bill.
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CJFE Challenges The Rebel With Free Speech Ad Campaign
On June 17, 2017, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) attended a rally by far-right media group The Rebel. At the event, dubbed ‘The Rebel Live’, CJFE contracted a video billboard truck owned by outdoor marketing company Wild On Media and displayed a video advertisement in support of CJFE’s latest campaign. This campaign seeks to challenge public assumptions about human rights in Canada.
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Reconciling Practice with Principle in the “Free Marketplace of Ideas” of 2017
At CJFE's June 7 panel discussion, our panelists considered whether "the free marketplace of ideas" is now broken to the point that the best ideas no longer rise to the top–or, for that matter, whether it has ever worked the way it's supposed to. Here are some of the top quotes and takeaways.
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Shields up! Liberals set to pass Canada's first press shield law
CJFE applauds the Liberal government for formally endorsing the Journalistic Sources Protection Act, or Bill S-231. With the Liberals’ support, it should pass through the House of Commons to become the country’s first journalistic shield law–a massive step forward for press freedom in Canada.
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