December 23rd, 2009
The Canadian Supreme Court ruled on 23 December to strengthen the public interest defence in libel cases. The chief justice stated that the law as it stood did not “give adequate weight” to free expression. The court also moved to change the wording of the defence of “responsible journalism” to “responsible communication”, which potentially allows the law to cover new media such as blogs. The decision followed high profile libel cases involving two newspapers, the Star and the Ottawa Citizen.
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July 31st, 2009
The Telegraph-Journal of Saint John newspaper has issued a front-page apology to the Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper for its earlier story suggesting he slipped a communion wafer into his jacket pocket during a Catholic funeral mass. The publisher and editor are no longer with the paper after it was forced to apologise. Read more
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May 20th, 2009
The PEN American Center is part of International PEN. It is an association of writers working to advance literature, defend free expression, and foster international literary fellowship.
March 21st, 2009
British Member of Parliament George Galloway plans to challenge the Canadian immigration ministry’s decision to ban him from entering the country, it was confirmed last night.
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August 28th, 2008
Canadian activists are the subject of a lawsuit from one of the country’s largest media organisations, writes Mordecai Briemberg
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