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The Honourable Jean-Yves Duloc, P.C., M.P. Chair, Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear chair, The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) joins legal, privacy and technical experts in expressing serious concerns about Bill C-22, An Act Respecting Lawful Access, in its current form. The CAJ is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides advocacy and professional development for journalists across Canada, and serves as the national voice of Canadian journalists. The CAJ champions press freedom, access to information in the public interest, and journalists’ right to protect confidential sources. While the CAJ [...]

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), the University of King’s College and the Canadian Media Lawyers Association (CMLA) are joining forces to launch Lawyers for Reporters Canada, an initiative that will provide a range of pro bono newsroom legal services to support and bolster an effective democratic news media ecosystem. “In a time when more and more individuals and organizations are weaponizing legal tools to stifle public-interest journalism, Lawyers for Reporters Canada is an initiative that truly meets the moment and supports press freedom,” said Brent Jolly, president of the CAJ. The partnership between the three organizations will bring together [...]

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to release the findings of its fifth annual national Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey today. This year’s voluntary survey collected data about 5,662 journalists from 325 newsrooms across radio, television, digital and print media in Canada. In total, the CAJ sent invitations to 900 newsrooms to complete the survey. “The Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey is a critical source of data that over the past five years has become woven into the fabric of how our industry talks about diversity in journalism,” said Brent Jolly, CAJ president. “But the survey project also underscores an [...]

Post text The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy, in the law enforcement category, for its sweeping new plan to increase service fees to access documents and records. “This is a transparency tax, plain and simple,” said Brent Jolly, president of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ). “This is a weaponization of fees to prevent people from gaining access to records. Public information should not be turned into a revenue stream by a publicly-funded body.” According to the Sault Star, the [...]

Post text Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), the public agency responsible for delivering community and acute care services to more than a quarter of B.C.'s population, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the municipal Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy for its routine breaking of access to information laws during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Sept. 2024 report, Michael Harvey, B.C.'s Information and Privacy Commissioner, found multiple examples of how the health authority failed to meet the province’s standards. For example, the audit found only a quarter of public requests met the Freedom of [...]

Post text The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) Newsroom Diversity Survey is back for a fifth consecutive year. “As diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are under attack south of the border, it is more important than ever to double down on our efforts to empower journalists of all backgrounds and identities,” said Brent Jolly, CAJ president.  “The CAJ’s Newsroom Diversity Survey is a critical data collection project that serves as a mirror to reflect how newsrooms continue to strive to better reflect the voices of the communities they serve.” Previous versions of the Newsroom Diversity Survey can be [...]

Your Content Goes Here TORONTO, ONT., Jan. 22, 2025 / CNW/  – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to release the findings of its fourth annual national Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey today. This year’s voluntary survey collected data about 5,806 journalists from 270 newsrooms across radio, television, digital and print media in Canada. In total, the CAJ sent invitations to 715 newsrooms to complete the survey.  “The Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey is an incredibly valuable exercise because it is the sole national survey that gathers concrete data on the gender and racial compositions of Canadian newsrooms,” said [...]