 Observatoire de la liberté d’expression Revue de presse du mardi 10 février |
Région: CANADA SANS QUÉBEC Autopsy of Canadian in ICE custody indicates his death was preventable, experts say Canadian citizen Johnny Noviello died in ICE custody at the Federal Detention Center Miami last year. More than 30 people have died in ICE custody since January, 2025.Courtesy of family Johnny Noviello, a Canadian man found dead in a Miami prison while detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year, died from a rare form of acute kidney failure that experts say should have been detected and should not have been fatal. An autopsy of Mr. Noviello, 49, which was conducted by the Miami-Dade… Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, Mots-clés: [‘access to information law’, ‘freedom of information’] Recensé le 10 février |
Bad Bunny shouts out Canada during Super Bowl halftime show On Sunday night, the Seattle Seahawks triumphed over the New England Patriots on the field at Levi’s Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area, winning the NFL’s 60th Super Bowl 29-13. But in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the biggest story happened off the field — redemption arc narrative for the Seahawks aside. Just ask the legions of fans tuning in for “Benito Bowl,” also known as the halftime show from Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny. This choice of performer was so controversial, it spawned a protest halftime show… Apparaît sur: thespec.com, therecord.com, Mots-clés: [‘activism’, ‘protesters’] Recensé le 9 février |
Canada joins peers in condemning China’s conviction of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on China to release Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai after he was sentenced to 20 years in jail today under a sweeping national security law. Canada joins numerous peers, including the United States and the European Union, in condemning Beijing for the sentence imposed under a law used to crack down on Hong Kong’s leading democracy activists. Lai is a British and Chinese citizen who founded a newspaper critical of the Hong Kong and Chinese governments. He was convicted on charges… Apparaît sur: citynews.ca, winnipegfreepress.com, thestar.com, Mots-clés: [‘activism’, ‘incitement to hatred’] Recensé le 9 février |
Censorship and Discrimination with Art Revealing the Structural: Censorship and Discrimination brings together art, lived experience, and collective resistance to examine the systemic forces that shape censorship and discrimination within public institutions. Rooted in feminist advocacy and contemporary visual practice, the exhibition foregrounds the work of Yafang Shi, whose interdisciplinary approach transforms personal and institutional records into powerful acts of testimony. Drawing inspiration from Chinese Yuan dynasty painter Huang Gongwang’s Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, Shi reimagines the traditional handscroll as a contemporary form… Apparaît sur: blogto.com, Mots-clés: [‘activism’, ‘to censor’, ‘freedom of information’, ‘freedom of expression’, ‘censorship’] Recensé le 9 février |
Chris Selley: Ontario admits Jews are unsafe in public schools, but fights them anyway If public schools can’t keep Jewish kids safe, why should parents be out of pocket to send them somewhere else? “If Jewish students ever needed a secure path to Jewish education, we need it now more than ever.” That’s the basic argument that the group Grassroots for Affordable Jewish Education has advanced in court in hopes of changing Ontario’s unique school-funding situation: public boards, English and French, get funding, as do Catholic boards, English and French… Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, Mots-clés: [‘anti-semitic incident’, ‘freedom of religion’] Recensé le 9 février |
Hot mics, name flubs and other awkward Olympic broadcast moments of the last decade NBC snowboarding commentator thought he was off air when he called Saturday’s final ‘so boring,’ a comment he later defended As thousands of hours of Olympic coverage from Italy are broadcast around the world over the next two weeks, memorable on-air moments — good and bad — are sure to occur. Among the first to create a stir was a hot mic moment following the men’s snowboarding big air finals on Saturday that made it clear… Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, Mots-clés: [‘inappropriate comment’, ‘sexist remark’] Recensé le 9 février |
How does Trump hate Bad Bunny? Let me count the ways The white billboard and its blunt message — that love is more powerful than hate — was the most blatantly defiant message in a Super Bowl that played out in Donald Trump’s America. But there were plenty of micro counter-aggressions to be found in Bad Bunny’s high-wire Sunday night performance. The language, the multilateralism (including a nod to Canada), the out-of- service hydro poles and the guest appearances — not to mention the sheer sense of joy and community — were all thumbs in the eye of the Trump administration…. Apparaît sur: thestar.com, thestar.com, Mots-clés: [‘bullying’, ‘freedom of speech’, ‘harassment’] Recensé le 9 février |
In this Trump era, the Olympics are no longer neutral ground for American politics Not since Cold War tensions loomed over the Winter and Summer Games of 1980 and 1984 has U.S. politics been so centre stage at the Olympics. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Due to a confluence of intense domestic division within the U.S., international disapproval of President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies, and the vocal participation of American athletes in protesting their own government on a global stage — the politics of the U.S. are not hard to find at the Milan-Cortina Olympics… Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, calgarysun.com, theprovince.com, nationalpost.com, lfpress.com, Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘freedom of expression’] Recensé le 9 février |
Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years by Hong Kong court in landmark national security case A Hong Kong court sentenced former media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, handing the pro-democracy advocate the heaviest penalty ever meted out under a Beijing-imposed national security law.Three judges hand-picked by the government on Monday ordered the 78-year-old to effectively spend the rest of his life behind bars for two counts of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and a separate sedition conviction. Apparaît sur: theprovince.com, nationalpost.com, calgarysun.com, cbc.ca, Mots-clés: [‘activism’, ‘crackdown on dissent’, ‘provocative comment’] Recensé le 9 février |
Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms began Monday in New Mexico with opening statements. It’s the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta, over harm to children, and one that is likely to highlight explicit online content and its effects. Prosecutors told a jury that Meta failed to disclose what it knew about harmful effects of its platform on children, in violation of… Apparaît sur: cp24.com, Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’, ‘harmful content’, ‘harassment’] Recensé le 9 février |
More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds The screams were so loud that neighbours across the street in this quiet, prairie community called 911. Within minutes, RCMP officers from the local detachment responded. Inside the house, a woman was crying. So were the kids. And the officers found themselves investigating one of their own. « He was screaming and yelling, » said the now ex-wife of the RCMP constable — the one the officers were investigating that night. « I was shaking. I was scared. » CBC has agreed not to name the woman because she fears telling her story could… Apparaît sur: cbc.ca, Mots-clés: [‘access to information law’, ‘access to information’, ‘harassment’] Recensé le 10 février |
Opinion: Any new online harms bill must stick to protecting kids – not policing speech Peter Menzies is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute._ If regulating social media to protect children from online harms was a simple matter, the nation’s Culture and Identity Minister, Marc Miller, wouldn’t be vowing to “act swiftly” almost five years after the… Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘freedom of speech’] Recensé le 9 février |
| RPS responds to Sask. privacy commissioner in wake of snooping cases Regina’s Chief of police said the only recommendation that was not « accepted » was that Const. Clinton Duquette’s access to a police database containing private information be permanently revoked. The Regina Police Service (RPS) has “accepted” all but one of the recommendations made by Saskatchewan’s Information and Privacy Commissioner in a December 2025 report concerning snooping. That’s according to Chief Lorilee Davies, who addressed media Friday, following the sentencing of Robert Semenchuck. Semenchuck is a 53-year-old former sergeant who used… Apparaît sur: leaderpost.com, Mots-clés: [‘right of information’, ‘access to information’] Recensé le 9 février |
| San Francisco teachers strike over wages and health benefits SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — About 6,000 public schoolteachers in San Francisco went on strike Monday, the city’s first such walkout in nearly 50 years. The strike comes after teachers and the district failed to reach an agreement over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs. The San Francisco Unified School District closed all 120 of its schools and said it would offer independent study to some of its 50,000 students. “We will continue to stand together until we win the schools our students deserve and the contracts our members deserve,” Cassondra… Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, citynews.ca, thespec.com, therecord.com, Mots-clés: [‘on strike’, ‘picket line’] Recensé le 9 février |
The Latest: Ghislaine Maxwell avoids answering questions in House deposition Lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating. Maxwell was questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. She’s come under new scrutiny as lawmakers try to investigate how Epstein, a well-connected financier, was able to sexually abuse underage girls for years. The deposition came on the same day that the Department of Justice has begun… Apparaît sur: thestar.com, Mots-clés: [‘demonstrators’, ‘activism’, ‘harassment’] Recensé le 9 février |
The Latest: Ghislaine Maxwell avoids answering questions in House deposition Lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating. Maxwell was questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. She’s come under new scrutiny as lawmakers try to investigate how Epstein, a well-connected financier, was able to sexually abuse underage girls for years. The deposition came on the same day that the Department of Justice has begun… Apparaît sur: citynews.ca, Mots-clés: [‘demonstrators’, ‘activism’, ‘harassment’] Recensé le 9 février |
U of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policy The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy. The move comes a year after the school’s president announced the U of A was moving away from the term, saying it had become polarizing for some. In the current university recruitment policy, the recommendation is when two candidates are similarly qualified for a position, hiring panels should favour candidates from historically under-represented groups. A draft recruitment policy heading to the board of governors for approval removes that practice and eliminates references to… Apparaît sur: cbc.ca, Mots-clés: [‘access to information law’, ‘access to information’] Recensé le 10 février |
UAW says automaker Ford worker who heckled Trump kept job, not disciplined The United Auto Workers union said on Monday a Ford worker who heckled U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit last month to a Michigan auto plant was not disciplined and kept his job. The incident prompted Trump to raise his middle finger and shout profanity toward the worker who criticized Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey… Apparaît sur: cbc.ca, cbc.ca, Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘heckle’] Recensé le 9 février |
Why Quebec’s immigration reforms are sparking backlash The Quebec government is facing growing opposition over its decision to eliminate its immigration program known as the PEQ, replacing it with the new and more restrictive Skilled Worker Selection program. Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge has repeatedly defended that decision in recent weeks, explaining the new program, known by its French initials PSTQ, will allow the province to better target the workers that are most urgently needed. But everyone from immigration experts to opposition parties, municipalities and business groups have spoken out against the decision. On Saturday, protesters gathered in… Apparaît sur: cbc.ca, Mots-clés: [‘protesters’, ‘misleading statement’] Recensé le 10 février |
