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The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is deeply concerned by the recent publication of an AI-generated image on the front page of the Winnipeg Sun. On May 13, the Winnipeg Sun published an AI-generated image combining scenes of a homeless person receiving a disposable cup from a person outside of a church and a crowd of sign-carrying protesters. A similar image was published online on the same day. The image carries the following cutline: “A symbolic illustration depicts tensions surrounding homelessness services, charitable giving and organizational change amid financial pressures facing Winnipeg’s Siloam Mission. (AI-generated image).” “In a world where [...]

Canada’s courts are open in principle. Too often, they are not open in practice. In response, the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is launching a new initiative to tackle the myriad barriers that limit journalists’ access to public court proceedings and records. “Journalists covering the courts in Canada must navigate inconsistent and sometimes opaque access to what should be public information,” said CAJ president Brent Jolly. “These are not just newsroom frustrations. They go to the heart of open courts, the public’s right to know, and the principle that justice must not only be done, but also be seen to [...]

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) are deeply concerned by the Ontario government’s recent passage of Bill 97, which contains sweeping amendments to the province’s freedom of information laws that will significantly weaken the public’s right to know. “Framing this change as a ‘modernization’ of Ontario’s freedom of information laws is a masterclass in Orwellian doublespeak,” said Brent Jolly, president of the CAJ. “It is a bald-faced effort to shield politicians from public scrutiny and to keep Ontarians in the dark about how the provincial government conducts its business.” Bill 97 is a [...]

On Friday evening, the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) learned that journalist Rachel Gilmore had recently been approached in public by individuals linked to, or implicated in, an investigation she had written, and was published by The Tyee that focused on white nationalists. According to a video shared by Gilmore on social media, she was approached by two men connected with white supremacist activities one evening last week while out at a local music venue. In her video, Gilmore states one of the men tried to intimidate her by name-dropping the old gym she used to attend and suggesting they [...]

It’s been more than four years since Canadian photojournalist Amber Bracken was unjustly arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) while on assignment for The Narwhal in northern British Columbia.Monday morning marks the beginning of a five-week trial in B.C. Supreme Court that seeks justice for that egregious act. Bracken and The Narwhal are suing the RCMP for breaching their constitutionally protected rights as journalists.On Nov. 19, 2021, Bracken was out in the field doing her job. She was documenting tensions over the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory. The RCMP arrested her because they claim [...]

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) calls on Vancouver city councillors to reject a plan that would introduce a $10 fee on freedom of information requests at its upcoming council meeting today. “Charging Vancouverites for information that is rightfully theirs as taxpayers is wrong,” said Brent Jolly, president of the CAJ. “It’s a proposal that will literally take the ‘free’ out of freedom of information and privilege secrecy over public scrutiny.” Freedom of information requests are a lawful way for journalists and members of the public to request official records from government bodies or public institutions. In British Columbia, the [...]

Submitted via regulations.gov on September 29, 2025 Office of Regulatory Affairs and Policy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security 500 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20536 RE: CAJ submission to the consultation on the revision to the I-Visa Program for Representatives of Foreign Media This submission speaks to the striking concerns of Canadian news organizations, labour groups, and individual journalists and media workers, regarding the proposed revisions to the I- visa program. We urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reconsider these unnecessary restrictions and maintain a system that allows Canadian foreign correspondents to do their [...]

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) calls on Quebec’s Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), the independent civilian watchdog agency that investigates indices of police misconduct, to immediately examine a spate of press freedom violations by the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) against journalists covering protests. Over the past several months, the CAJ has documented several examples where police have demonstrated hostile behaviour towards multiple Montreal-based journalists. The most recent incident took place in August when two journalists, Isaac Peltz and William Wilson, were assaulted by SPVM officers while covering an alternative pride march, Rad Pride. Peltz [...]