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Période: 12 février au 18 février 2024
Nombre d’articles: 110
Région: Québec

6 mois de blocage par Meta : un impact bien réel sur l’information régionale

Six mois après la décision de Meta de bloquer la diffusion des nouvelles sur ses plateformes numériques comme Facebook et Instagram, les impacts se font sentir dans les médias acadiens et dans la communauté. Certains trouvent la transition difficile, alors que d’autres estiment avoir évité le pire. ## Une incidence majeure au Moniteur acadien Jason Ouellette, directeur général de l’hebdomadaire Le Moniteur acadien et de Radio Beauséjour, dans le sud-est du Nouveau-Brunswick, indique que le blocage de Meta a eu une incidence majeure sur la fréquentation des lecteurs sur ses…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘désinformation’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Au Pakistan, une période d’incertitude s’ouvre après un scrutin sans réel vainqueur

Après des élections n’ayant débouché sur aucune majorité claire, le Pakistan se prépare à des semaines d’incertitude politique, avec des résultats contestés en justice et des tractations ardues pour former un gouvernement de coalition, ont estimé lundi des analystes. La bonne performance des candidats indépendants soutenus par l’ancien premier ministre emprisonné Imran Khan a empêché le favori du scrutin, la Ligue musulmane du Pakistan (PML-N) de Nawaz Sharif, autre ex-premier ministre, d’obtenir la majorité absolue. Le parti d’Imran Khan, le Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), a subi une implacable répression, qui a…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de réunion’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Bienvenue à l’ère de la mondialisation de l’indignation

Les comportements moralement contestables pourront de moins en moins demeurer secrets. Photo: Shutterstock **ANALYSE DU RISQUE– Le phénomène est déjà enclenché depuis quelque temps, mais les fameux «Panama Papers» l’ont révélé au grand jour: tranquillement, mais sûrement, nous assistons à la naissance d’une opinion publique mondiale. Une tendance qui aura un impact majeur sur les entreprises et les investisseurs.** Le dimanche 3 avril, 109 médias aux quatre coins de la planète _–Radio-Canada_ et le _Toronto Star_ au Canada– ont publié simultanément des reportages qui ont mis à jour des avoirs…

Apparaît sur: lesaffaires.com,
Mots-clés: [‘lanceur d’alerte’, « lanceur d’alerte »]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Censure des livres d’Élise Gravel : « C’est un dérapage qui vient d’une peur »

La décision de la Bibliothèque publique juive de Montréal de retirer les livres de l’auteure Élise Gravel de ses étagères continue de faire des remous. Citoyens, experts et directeurs de bibliothèques publiques au Québec s’inquiètent que le phénomène de censure « importé des États-Unis » – visant particulièrement les livres jeunesse – s’installe dans la province. « Il est extrêmement important qu’on soutienne Élise Gravel », a réagi d’emblée Fabienne Presentey, de l’organisme Voix juives indépendantes Montréal, en marge d’une manifestation d’appui à l’auteure, dimanche dans la métropole québécoise. « Ça vient chercher…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Censure à la Bibliothèque publique juive de Montréal

Près d’une centaine de personnes ont manifesté dimanche leur appui à l’autrice Elise Gravel, dont les livres ont été retirés des rayons de la Bibliothèque publique juive de Montréal. L’écrivaine avait exprimé sa solidarité au peuple palestinien à travers des illustrations jugées antisémites par la direction de l’établissement. « Elise Gravel est une grande autrice, et les enfants devraient pouvoir avoir accès à ses merveilleux livres », plaide Peggy Burns, un ouvrage coloré de l’écrivaine dans les mains. Pancartes aux bras et keffiehs au cou, ils étaient une centaine plantés…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca, lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’opinion’, ‘censure’, ‘liberté d’expression’, ‘liberté de conscience’]
Recensé le 11 février


 

Cette juge nommée par les conservateurs qui tient la vie de Julian Assange entre ses mains

_Photo : La juge Victoria Sharp, debout, deuxième à partir de la droite. (Screengrab : RCJ)_ ### * Dame Victoria Sharp a été désignée juge de la High Court qui se prononcera la semaine prochaine sur la demande d’arrêt de l’extradition de Julian Assange vers les États-Unis. L’éditeur de WikiLeaks est détenu comme prisonnier politique dans la prison de haute sécurité de Belmarsh à Londres depuis avril 2019. S’il est extradé, il risque une peine de 175 ans de prison aux États-Unis. L’un de ses précédents juges, Lady Arbuthnot, premier…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de la presse’]
Recensé le 18 février


 

Crise des médias : Lettre au premier ministre Legault

_Monsieur Legault_ , C’est avec déception, colère et un sentiment de trahison que nous avons appris que la CAQ a recommencé à acheter de la publicité sur Meta et ses plateformes comme Facebook. En plus de s’accaparer des revenus publicitaires vitaux pour la survie de nos médias, Meta censure sans gêne ni honte toutes les nouvelles sur ses plateformes. Nous pensions que votre gouvernement était aussi outré que nous face à cette injustice. Nous pensions également que vous étiez autant préoccupé que nous par la précarité dans laquelle se trouvent…

Apparaît sur: journallenord.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Des participants au «convoi» veulent souligner l’anniversaire samedi à Ottawa

OTTAWA — Certains des participants au «convoi de la liberté» il y a deux ans prévoient de revenir au centre-ville d’Ottawa samedi pour souligner l’anniversaire de l’opération policière qui avait délogé les manifestants. Lors d’une conférence de presse vendredi après-midi, deux membres de ce «mouvement pour la liberté» ont annoncé leur intention de tenir un rassemblement sur la colline du Parlement samedi. Chris Dacey, un résident d’Ottawa qui avait participé au mouvement il y a deux ans, a assuré qu’il ne s’agissait pas de refaire une manifestation avec des véhicules,…

Apparaît sur: enbeauce.com, lechodelaval.ca, chamblyexpress.ca, lechodelarivenord.ca, lechodetroisrivieres.ca, lejournaldejoliette.ca, sorel-tracyexpress.ca, granbyexpress.com, lhebdodustmaurice.com, lechodelatuque.com, beaucemedia.ca, courrierfrontenac.qc.ca, leclaireurprogres.ca, canadafrancais.com, lactualite.com,
Mots-clés: [« liberté d’expression », ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Des syndicats demandent à la justice de rejeter l’appel de l’Ontario sur les salaires

Au dernier jour des audiences en Cour d’appel, des syndicats ont demandé, jeudi, au plus haut tribunal de l’Ontario de rejeter la requête du gouvernement sur le plafonnement des salaires dans la fonction publique. La province interjette appel de la décision d’un tribunal inférieur, qui a statué que la loi 124 était anticonstitutionnelle, parce que le droit à la négociation collective avait été enfreint. Dix syndicats d’enseignants, d’infirmières, d’employés d’université et de fonctionnaires sont représentés dans ce bras de fer contre la province devant la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario. Ils…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de grève’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Diffamation sur les réseaux sociaux

L’homme d’affaires canado-marocain Hicham Jerando, qui dit « dénoncer la corruption » sur TikTok, Facebook et YouTube, vient d’être reconnu coupable d’outrage au tribunal pour avoir ignoré une ordonnance de la Cour supérieure du Québec le sommant de supprimer des publications diffamatoires à l’égard d’un avocat de Casablanca. Publié à 1h11 Mis à jour à 7h00 _La Presse_ a également appris que M. Jerando est suspect dans une enquête du Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) pour des menaces envers un juge marocain qui a rendu des…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Dormez-vous sur un claim minier?

**Si demain matin un représentant d’une minière cogne à votre porte et affirme, claim à l’appui, qu’il a le droit d’explorer le terrain où se trouve votre résidence, sachez qu’il n’en est rien si vous ne donnez pas votre consentement. Voilà le type d’information que vous dénicherez dans le _Guide de vulgarisation technique et législatif en vue de soutenir l’action citoyenne_.** En partenariat avec la Coalition Québec Meilleure Mine (QMM), MiningWatch Canada, la Coalition QLAIM et le Regroupement Vigilance mines Abitibi- Témiscamingue, Eau Secours a récemment publié un guide citoyen,…

Apparaît sur: lenord-cotier.com, lecharlevoisien.com, lemanic.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de parole’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Face à face avec la cyberviolence

Dans le troublant thriller psychologique _Lucy Grizzli Sophie_ , la cinéaste Anne Émond transpose à l’écran _La meute_ , percutante pièce de Catherine-Anne Toupin créée à La Licorne en 2018. La dramaturge y reprend son rôle aux côtés de ses partenaires de scène, Guillaume Cyr et Lise Roy. Publié à 1h04 Mis à jour à 5h45 Femme de carrière dans la mi-quarantaine ayant perdu son emploi dans des circonstances difficiles, Sophie (Catherine-Anne Toupin) est complètement détruite lorsqu’elle arrive au gîte du passant tenu par Louise (Lise Roy), qui y héberge…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘insultes racistes’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Faits divers. Enquête policière à la suite d’une mort violente à Laterrière.

Vous naviguez sur le site de Radio-Canada Aller au contenu principalAller au pied de pageAide à la navigation Début du contenu principal # Enquête policière à la suite d’une mort violente à Laterrière Ouvrir en mode plein écran Les policiers ont poursuivi leur enquête sur les lieux une partie de la nuit. Photo : Sûreté du Québec/Olivier Leclerc ## Écouter l’article | 1 minute Fonctionnalité à l’essai La synthèse vocale, basée sur l’intelligence artificielle, permet de générer un texte parlé à partir d’un texte écrit. ## Nouveau! La synthèse vocale,…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Fin de l’occupation des bureaux de la ministre Freeland par Greenpeace

MONTRÉAL — Des militants de Greenpeace auraient occupé pendant près de deux heures les bureaux de la ministre des Finances du Canada, Chrystia Freeland, sur la rue Bloor à Toronto jeudi. Les militants réclamaient que le système financier du pays soit aligné sur les cibles climatiques. Vers 13h, une militante de Greenpeace a indiqué à La Presse Canadienne que le Service de police de Toronto avait mis fin à la manifestation et que des activistes avaient été menottés et escortés en dehors des bureaux de Chrystia Freeland. En début d’après-midi,…

Apparaît sur: lanouvelle.net, leclaireurprogres.ca, journalleguide.com, granbyexpress.com, lerefletdulac.com, courrierfrontenac.qc.ca, lhebdodustmaurice.com, beaucemedia.ca, leprogres.net, lecourriersud.com, laveniretdesrivieres.com, lhebdojournal.com, lavoixdusud.com, lechodelatuque.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Greenpeace affirme occuper les bureaux de la ministre Freeland

Des militants de Greenpeace affirment qu’ils occupent les bureaux de la ministre des Finances du Canada, Chrystia Freeland, sur la rue Bloor, à Toronto. Ils réclament que le système financier du pays soit orienté sur les cibles climatiques. Greenpeace soutient avoir « pris la décision extraordinaire » d’occuper ce bureau de circonscription, car « lorsqu’il s’agit d’action climatique, il est trop tard ». La Presse canadienne s’est entretenue avec Patrick Bonin, responsable de la campagne Climat-Énergie chez Greenpeace, qui fait partie des militants qui participent à cette manifestation. « La ministre des Finances est responsable…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [« liberté d’expression »]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Haine en ligne : des experts demandent au fédéral d’adopter une approche modérée

Des experts demandent au gouvernement fédéral d’adopter une approche modérée dans la formulation du projet de loi sur les contenus préjudiciables et haineux en ligne, promis depuis longtemps et toujours sur la table de travail. De passage à l’émission _The House,_ animée par Catherine Cullen à CBC, la professeure à l’Université de Calgary Emily Laidlaw a souligné l’ampleur du défi pour le gouvernement fédéral qui doit formuler « une loi viable d’un point de vue technique et qui ne dépasse pas les limites. » « C’est une législation très difficile à écrire », a…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’, ‘discours haineux’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 11 février


 

Il faut allumer les esprits, pas les livres

Ce livre dans la main du jeune enfant est-il une arme ou un sésame ? Pardonnez le détournement d’un titre de Dany Laferrière, mais la question est lancinante ces jours-ci, avec la mise au ban d’une trentaine de livres jeunesse d’Elise Gravel par la Bibliothèque publique juive de Montréal et la destruction au lance-flammes de _Tout nu ! Le dictionnaire bienveillant de la sexualité_ de Myriam Daguzan Bernier et Cécile Gariépy chez le voisin américain, un an après la saga ayant entouré _Le garçon aux pieds à l’envers_ du regretté…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Industrie pétrolière. Des stations-service de la région sous la loupe du Bureau de la concurrence.

Vous naviguez sur le site de Radio-Canada Aller au contenu principalAller au pied de pageAide à la navigation Début du contenu principal # Des stations-service de la région sous la loupe du Bureau de la concurrence Ouvrir en mode plein écran Des agents du Bureau de la concurrence du Canada étaient au Bas-Saint-Laurent au cours des derniers jours. (Photo d’archives) Photo : Radio-Canada / Axel Tardieu ## Écouter l’article Fonctionnalité à l’essai La synthèse vocale, basée sur l’intelligence artificielle, permet de générer un texte parlé à partir d’un texte écrit….

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Intelligence artificielle

À qui profite le plus l’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans l’univers de la cybersécurité ? Aux pirates informatiques ou bien aux entreprises et autres organisations qui cherchent à se protéger des cyberattaques ? Pour le moment, il ne semble pas y avoir de vainqueurs, selon trois spécialistes. La bonne nouvelle : les universités québécoises s’intéressent grandement à la question. Publié à 1h04 Mis à jour à 9h00 Selon Alina Dulipovici, professeure agrégée au département des technologies de l’information de HEC Montréal, les progrès en intelligence artificielle sont certes rapides, mais il…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘désinformation’, ‘fake news’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Julian Assange, l’ultime combat ?

_Image : Manifestation devant le Parlement à Londres pour réclamer la libération du fondateur de WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, le 24 juin 2023._ ### _Alors qu’Assange va rejoindre le banc des accusés, il est dur de savoir si l’un des arguments aura convaincu les juges. Assange espère qu’au moins l’un d’entre eux suffira à mettre fin à son calvaire._ * Lorsque Julian Assange entrera dans le box des accusés de la Cour royale de justice à la fin du mois, il aura passé près de cinq ans à la prison de…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

La Berlinale ouvre avec un film dramatique irlandais

Le festival du cinéma de Berlin démarre jeudi avec la première mondiale d’un drame irlandais mettant en vedette Cillian Murphy, dans un contexte inflammable avec la guerre au Proche-Orient et en Ukraine. « Je pense que nous sommes là pour voir comment les artistes répondent au monde dans lequel nous vivons actuellement. Je suis curieuse de voir ce qu’ils en font », a déclaré la présidente du jury de la Berlinale, l’actrice mexicano- kényane Lupita Nyong’o, lors de la conférence de presse d’ouverture à Berlin. Lupita Nyong’o est la première personnalité noire…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘discours de haine’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

La France décide de censurer la démocratie

La liberté d’expression, c’est beau, c’est fondamental, c’est pourquoi il faut la défendre – chez les autres. Chez soi, on peut réduire de plus en plus les limites du discours autorisé, car tout ce qui n’est pas conforme est de la propagande. Or, lutter contre la propagande, cela n’a rien à voir avec la lutte contre la liberté d’expression. De laquelle dépend la liberté de penser, c’est encore pire. Comment ça, ce n’est pas clair ? J’explique. L’Agence de maîtrise de la vérité, pardon l’Organisme de lutte contre les ingérences…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

La Grèce dit «oui» au mariage homosexuel

La Grèce a dit « oui » jeudi au mariage homosexuel et à l’adoption d’enfants par des couples de même sexe, une réforme sociétale majeure portée par le premier ministre conservateur qui y a vu « un tournant pour les droits de l’Homme ». Une fois la loi promulguée, ce pays méditerranéen, dans lequel l’influente Église orthodoxe était farouchement opposée à la réforme, va devenir le 37e pays dans le monde, le 17e pays de l’Union européenne et le premier pays chrétien orthodoxe à légaliser l’adoption pour des parents de…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de la presse’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

La liberté de la presse dans le monde menacée par le retour de Julian Assange devant les tribunaux britanniques

À la veille de la prochaine audience de Julian Assange devant les tribunaux britanniques en vue de son éventuelle extradition vers les États-Unis, Amnesty International réitère ses inquiétudes quant au risque de graves violations des droits humains en cas d’extradition et met en garde contre un profond _“effet paralysant”_ sur la liberté des médias à l’échelle mondiale. > “Le risque pour les éditeurs et les journalistes d’investigation du monde > entier est en suspens. Si Julian Assange est extradé vers les États-Unis et > y est poursuivi, la liberté des…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit du public à l’information’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Le bitcoin semble promis à un avenir bien au-delà des 50000$

Certains astres semblent s’aligner pour la cryptomonnaie et renforcent son potentiel haussier. (Photo: 123RF) _LES CLÉS DE LA CRYPTOest une rubrique qui décode patiemment l’univers de la cryptomonnaie et ses secousses boursières, industrielles et médiatiques. François Remy se donne pour mission d’identifier les entrepreneurs prometteurs, de décoder les progrès techniques et d’anticiper les impacts industriel et sociétal de cette monnaie numérique._ (Illustration: Camille Charbonneau) Une première en plus de deux ans. Le prix du bitcoin a franchi ce lundi le cap symbolique des 50 000 $ sur plusieurs plateformes d’échanges….

Apparaît sur: lesaffaires.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Le cinéma est politique

(Berlin ) Le cinéma est politique, a rappelé cette semaine la romancière, poète et militante ukrainienne Oksana Zabuzhko, qui fait partie du jury de la compétition de la 74e Berlinale. Quiconque a vu _Navalny_ , le fascinant documentaire oscarisé l’an dernier du Canadien Daniel Roher, n’a pas dû être trop surpris d’apprendre la mort dans une prison de l’Arctique du célèbre dissident russe Alexeï Navalny, vendredi. Il a « payé son courage de sa vie », a déclaré le président ukrainien Volodymir Zelensky, de passage en coup de vent à…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Le père d’Assange prend la parole : « Mon fils est politiquement persécuté ».

_Article et émission de Manlio Dinucci._ * **Extraits de l’interview de John Shipton, père de Julian Assange, par Berenice Galli.** « Je tiens à dire que lors de mes déplacements aux États-Unis, en Australie, en Nouvelle-Zélande et en Europe, j’ai rencontré de nombreux autres combattants de la liberté d’expression. Nous sommes donc de plus en plus forts, malgré le fait que l’Europe, ainsi que les États-Unis, l’Australie, le Canada et le Royaume-Uni, se sont absurdement rendus partenaires et complices d’un génocide, comme le stipule l’article 2 C de la Convention…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 18 février


 

Les consignes pro-israéliennes donnees a l’AFP

Le vade-mecum contenant les directives éditoriales de l’Agence France-Presse a été obtenu et publié par « Declassified », un très sérieux site d’investigation basé en Grande Bretagne. Ce guide-code demande à ses journalistes de présenter des informations qui tiennent compte des sensibilités du gouvernement israélien sans exiger un contexte similaire pour les Palestiniens. Le siège parisien de l’AFP a exigé des modifications dans un article afin d’annuler l’assertion attribuant à Israël les frappes qui ont blessé ses propres journalistes. • Selon des sources de l’AFP des modifications similaires ont déjà…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Les livres d’Elise Gravel de retour sur les étagères à la Bibliothèque publique juive

La Bibliothèque publique juive de Montréal (BPJ) revient sur sa décision et remettra tous les livres d’Elise Gravel sur ses étagères, dont ils avaient été retirés après que l’autrice eut été critiquée pour des publications en soutien aux Palestiniens sur ses réseaux sociaux. Le directeur de l’établissement de l’arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges–Notre- Dame-de-Grâce, Alain Dancyger, avait confirmé avoir demandé le retrait des ouvrages jeunesse de l’autrice québécoise, le 8 février dernier. Sur ses réseaux sociaux, Elise Gravel utilise parfois ses dessins pour manifester son soutien au peuple palestinien de la bande…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca, ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’, ‘liberté intellectuelle’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Leylah Annie Fernandez accède au 2e tour à Doha (Regarder la vidéo)

Vous naviguez sur le site de Radio-Canada Aller au contenu principalAller au pied de pageAide à la navigation Début du contenu principal # Leylah Annie Fernandez accède au 2e tour à Doha 2:26 Leylah Annie Fernandez Photo : afp via getty images / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA ## Écouter l’article Fonctionnalité à l’essai La synthèse vocale, basée sur l’intelligence artificielle, permet de générer un texte parlé à partir d’un texte écrit. ## Nouveau! La synthèse vocale, basée sur l’intelligence artificielle, permet de générer un texte parlé à partir d’un texte écrit. Leylah…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

L’autonomie a huit ans

Le gouvernement caquiste renonce à tenir un référendum « sectoriel » pour rapatrier les pouvoirs en immigration. Quelque part dans un univers parallèle, une personne est surprise. Publié à 1h58 Mis à jour à 5h00 Si François Legault le perdait, ce serait humiliant. **** Et s’il le gagnait ? Au mieux, le fédéral négocierait en essayant de céder le moins possible pour ne pas aiguiser l’appétit des autres provinces. Ce serait long. À court terme, l’impact serait surtout de légitimer les consultations sur l’avenir du Québec, à l’avantage du Parti…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

L’extrême droite s’impose en Europe

Les 6 et 9 juin prochains se dérouleront les futures élections de l’Union Européenne. Elles se font au suffrage universel direct et ont lieu tous les cinq ans. À l’issue de ces élections, 720 députés seront nommés dans les vingt-sept pays membres pour prendre des décisions et voter les textes au parlement européen. Mais parallèlement à l’approche de ces élections, une tendance politique s’impose de plus en plus et prend de la place dans les médias : la montée en puissance de l’extrême droite en Europe. Entre la victoire électorale…

Apparaît sur: delitfrancais.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Malgré les déclarations solennelles de nos politiciens, la censure est en train de se banaliser, de se normaliser.

Retirer des livres des rayons d’une bibliothèque n’est pas un geste anodin. Les brûler non plus. On peut donc se réjouir que la motion déposée par Québec solidaire afin de réitérer l’adhésion de l’Assemblée nationale « à la liberté d’opinion, à la liberté d’expression et à la libre circulation des idées » ait fait l’unanimité. Celle-ci faisait suite à la destruction au lance-flammes par une politicienne du Missouri d’un livre de Myriam Daguzan Bernier illustré par Cécile Gariépy qui traite de sexualité et s’adresse à des adolescents. On apprenait par…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’opinion’, ‘censure’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Mort d’Alexeï Navalny

L’opposant numéro un au Kremlin, Alexeï Navalny, n’est plus. Celui que beaucoup considéraient comme la bête noire de Vladimir Poutine est mort vendredi à la suite d’un malaise, selon les autorités russes, dans sa prison de l’Arctique. Un décès rapidement attribué à Moscou par les Occidentaux. Publié à 1h57 Mis à jour à 5h00 Sa disparition, à 47 ans, s’est produite après trois années de détention durant lesquelles il avait subi un empoisonnement dont il accusait le Kremlin d’être responsable. Elle survient également à un mois d’une élection présidentielle qui…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de pensée’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Non à la censure, les livres d’Elise Gravel doivent réintégrer leur place

Nous soussignés demandons le retour des livres d’Elise Gravel sur les rayons publics de la Bibliothèque publique juive, et ce, sans délai. La Bibliothèque publique juive a ouvert ses portes en 1914, à une époque où l’optimisme ambiant et l’exubérance allaient bientôt se heurter à l’arrivée du fascisme et de l’intolérance. Tout au long de ses 100 ans d’existence, la Bibliothèque publique juive a été pour les communautés usagères une oasis ainsi qu’une destination privilégiée pour les lecteurs et les écrivains. La décision récente de la Bibliothèque publique juive de…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘to censor’, ‘liberté de parole’, ‘censorship’, ‘free speech’, ‘censure’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Politique et économie

**Deux ans jour pour jour après le début du démantèlement du Convoi de la liberté, des partisans du mouvement seront de retour dans les rues de la capitale fédérale. Un rassemblement est prévu devant le parlement d’Ottawa samedi après-midi. On prévoit une manifestation pacifique, mais les forces de l’ordre demeurent tout de même aux aguets.** Quelques centaines de personnes sont attendues sur place samedi, selon les organisateurs. Contacté, le Service de protection parlementaire dit surveiller la situation de près. Il travaille également en étroite collaboration avec leur partenaires de renseignement…

Apparaît sur: tvagatineau.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de manifester’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Projet d’usine de Northvolt

Un appel et des échanges de courriels avec des fonctionnaires, un déjeuner avec le ministre Pierre Fitzgibbon : Northvolt a eu des discussions avec le gouvernement Legault sans s’inscrire au registre des lobbyistes, et contrairement à ce que l’entreprise affirmait, ces échanges sont survenus bien avant que le gouvernement modifie les règles pour lui éviter une évaluation environnementale publique. Publié à 1h04 Mis à jour à 5h00 La multinationale suédoise, qui projette de construire une « giga-usine » de cellules de batterie en Montérégie, a eu des échanges avec le…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit à l’information’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Projet d’usine de batteries en Montérégie

Un appel et des échanges de courriels avec des fonctionnaires, un déjeuner avec le ministre Pierre Fitzgibbon : Northvolt a eu des discussions avec le gouvernement Legault sans s’inscrire au registre des lobbyistes, et contrairement à ce que l’entreprise affirmait, ces échanges sont survenus bien avant que le gouvernement modifie les règles pour lui éviter une évaluation environnementale publique. Publié à 1h04 Mis à jour à 5h00 La multinationale suédoise, qui projette de construire une « giga-usine » de cellules de batterie en Montérégie, a eu des échanges avec le…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit à l’information’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Projet résidentiel sur la rue Denison Est: divergence au conseil municipal de Granby

**MUNICIPAL. L’adoption d’un avis de motion en vue de modifier les règles de zonage sur un tronçon de la rue Denison Est, près du lac Boivin et de l’Estriade, a donné lieu à des divergences d’opinion entre les conseillers municipaux de Granby à propos d’un éventuel projet résidentiel sur le site du Royaume des quilles. Trois élus l’ont fait savoir en votant contre la résolution.** Ces désaccords ont surgi, le 5 février dernier, lors de la présentation de l’avis de motion modifiant certaines dispositions urbanistiques à l’ouest de la rue…

Apparaît sur: granbyexpress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de parole’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Rapport Charbonneau: une motion pour décaviarder le chapitre de Laval

**L’Assemblée nationale demande au gouvernement du Québec de prendre tous les moyens nécessaires pour obtenir l’accès intégral, sans caviardage, du chapitre que le rapport final de la Commission d’enquête sur l’octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l’industrie de la construction (CEIC) consacre à Laval.** Déposée par le député péquiste de Matane-Matapédia, Pascal Bérubé, la motion a été adoptée à l’unanimité des parlementaires, sans débat, le 14 février. «Nous avons une volonté d’aller au fond des choses, indique le principal intéressé dans une déclaration transmise au _Courrier Laval_. Nous…

Apparaît sur: courrierlaval.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Report de l’élection présidentielle

(Dakar) Le Sénégal reste plongé dans la crise jeudi au lendemain d’un conseil des ministres durant lequel le président Macky Sall n’a annoncé aucun geste d’apaisement, malgré les appels pressants dans le pays comme à l’étranger. Stéphane BARBIER Agence France-Presse Le dirigeant sénégalais fait face aux exhortations d’importants partenaires internationaux, ainsi que de l’opposition et de la société civile à renoncer au report au 15 décembre de l’élection initialement prévue le 25 février. Le conseil des ministres hebdomadaire s’annonçait comme un jalon de l’une des plus graves crises traversées depuis…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de manifester’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Salaires : la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario tranchera aujourd’hui sur la loi 124

Vous naviguez sur le site de Radio-Canada Aller au contenu principalAller au pied de pageAide à la navigation Début du contenu principal # Salaires : la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario tranchera aujourd’hui sur la loi 124 Ouvrir en mode plein écran Le premier ministre Doug Ford a soutenu que la loi 124 visait à rétablir la santé financière de l’Ontario. (Photo d’archives) Photo : La Presse canadienne / Chris Young Radio-Canada Publié à 12 h 02 UTCMis à jour à 12 h 11 UTC ## Écouter l’article Fonctionnalité à l’essai…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Transports. Construction d’un pont temporaire à l’échangeur Darche.

Vous naviguez sur le site de Radio-Canada Aller au contenu principalAller au pied de pageAide à la navigation Début du contenu principal # Construction d’un pont temporaire à l’échangeur Darche Ouvrir en mode plein écran Un pont temporaire sera aménagé à l’échangeur Darche à Sherbrooke. Photo : Radio-Canada / Yannick Cournoyer ## Écouter l’article Fonctionnalité à l’essai La synthèse vocale, basée sur l’intelligence artificielle, permet de générer un texte parlé à partir d’un texte écrit. ## Nouveau! La synthèse vocale, basée sur l’intelligence artificielle, permet de générer un texte parlé…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca, radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Un ministère de la Vérité?

La France est parfois un curieux pays. La liberté de parole y est souvent sans commune mesure avec ce que l’on trouve ailleurs. Le Québécois qui débarque à Paris le remarque d’emblée. À la radio, à la télévision, les commentateurs et les hommes politiques jouissent d’une liberté de parole rare. La phrase est directe, le verbe acéré, le mot juste. Et ils n’épargnent personne. Rien à voir avec ces « débats » radio-canadiens où les intervenants à la pensée molle pensent souvent la même chose et s’excusent avant de parler….

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de presse’, ‘liberté d’expression’, ‘liberté de parole’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Une victime d’usurpation d’identité aurait été congédiée à cause d’écrits antisémites

HALIFAX — Un homme fait face à une accusation d’usurpation d’identité en lien avec une publication sur les réseaux sociaux, qualifiée d’antisémite, qui avait mené au congédiement d’un membre du personnel politique du gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse, l’automne dernier. La police de Halifax a annoncé que Samual Shaji, âgé de 25 ans, avait été arrêté à Bedford le 7 février dernier et qu’il devra comparaître à une date indéterminée. Cette arrestation fait suite à un signalement que la police dit avoir reçu le 17 octobre concernant un individu qui aurait…

Apparaît sur: enbeauce.com, lechodelaval.ca, chamblyexpress.ca, lechodelarivenord.ca, lechodetroisrivieres.ca, lejournaldejoliette.ca, sorel-tracyexpress.ca, lactualite.com, lechodemaskinonge.com, lecourriersud.com, lavoixdusud.com, laveniretdesrivieres.com, journalleguide.com, beaucemedia.ca, lhebdodustmaurice.com, courrierfrontenac.qc.ca, leprogres.net, canadafrancais.com,
Mots-clés: [‘message antisémite’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Une virgule manquante fait dérailler la loi anti-LGBT+ en Hongrie

**La justice hongroise a annulé pour vice de forme l’amende infligée en vertu d’une loi décriée par l’Union européenne (UE) à une chaîne de librairies, qui avait vendu sans l’emballer un ouvrage évoquant l’homosexualité.** Le tribunal a _« annulé l’amende »_ sans précédent de 12 millions de forints (31 000 euros), après avoir constaté que le nouveau texte législatif avait été _« mal interprété »_ par les autorités, selon un jugement publié vendredi. En cause, une simple virgule mal placée. L’enseigne Lira avait été condamnée en 2023 pour avoir vendu…

Apparaît sur: fugues.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Vedettes et remous politiques au programme

(Berlin) Des vedettes comme Gael García Bernal et Rooney Mara, un prix à Scorsese, le retour des réalisateurs Abderrahmane Sissako, Bruno Dumont ou Hong Sang-Soo : la Berlinale accueille jeudi son cortège de grands noms du cinéma tout en cherchant un difficile équilibre politique. Deborah COLE et François BECKER à Paris Agence France-Presse L’actualité s’est déjà invitée à l’agenda d’un festival qui se veut un « lieu de dialogue et d’inclusion » dans un monde en proie aux conflits. En cause, la décision d’annuler l’invitation faite à des élus du…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘discours de haine’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

« Convoi de la liberté »

(Ottawa) Certains des participants au « convoi de la liberté » il y a deux ans prévoient de revenir au centre-ville d’Ottawa samedi pour souligner l’anniversaire de l’opération policière qui avait délogé les manifestants. Lors d’une conférence de presse vendredi après-midi, deux membres de ce « mouvement pour la liberté » ont annoncé leur intention de tenir un rassemblement sur la colline du Parlement samedi. Chris Dacey, un résident d’Ottawa qui avait participé au mouvement il y a deux ans, a assuré qu’il ne s’agissait pas de refaire une manifestation…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

« Libérez Assange » : La musique peut-elle encore aider à libérer un prisonnier politique ?

_Libérez Julian Assange : La musique peut-elle encore aider à libérer un prisonnier politique ? Ce chœur mondial tente de le faire._ * Rainer Bartesch, joueur de cor, cor des Alpes et compositeur allemand, a publié hier le _“mantra Julian Assange”._ Le journaliste et lanceur d’alerte Julian Assange est accusé par les États- Unis et a été arrêté à Londres il y a cinq ans après avoir obtenu l’asile pendant des années à l’ambassade d’Équateur. Les premières accusations de viol ont d’abord pu être rejetées faute de preuves. Mais aux…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘lanceur d’alerte’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

A first step, but vigilance on Concordia must be maintained

It is not insignificant that Concordia University cancelled a talk by British commentator Sami Hamdi last weekend. But this is not a time for complacency nor for taking comfort. Vigilance on Concordia must be maintained. Hamdi has celebrated the October 7th Hamas slaughter of 1400 Israelis and taking of 200 hostages by asking crowds if they felt the “euphoria” of the moment. Just ten days after the Oct. 7 atrocities, Hamdi spoke at an event where he told an audience to “celebrate the victory” of the Hamas massacre. Among his…

Apparaît sur: thesuburban.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement to hate’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Amira Elghawaby on Islamophobia in Canada

_Content warning: Islamophobic violence_ The McGill community welcomed Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, on January 31 to lead a bilingual French and English discussion on “Unpacking the Dynamics of Islamophobia in Canada, Challenges and Opportunities.” The award-winning journalist and human rights advocate discussed her initiatives and efforts to counter hate, tackle Islamophobia, and promote inclusion. Organized by the Institute of Islamic Studies, the talk was part of a series of events on campus marking Muslim Awareness Week, a yearly week of solidarity and exchanges. This event…

Apparaît sur: mcgilldaily.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Community leaders « disgusted » with Plante stance on antisemitism

A group of leaders from various communities wrote an open letter this week demanding Mayor Valérie Plante do more to counter antisemitism in Montreal. The letter was signed by the Honourable Marlene Jennings, Ramon Vincente of Filipino Family Services, former Snowdon councillor Marvin Rotrand; Juleen Barrington, president of the Antigua and Barbuda Association; Elie Israel, Commissioner Ward 1 on the English Montreal School Board; Norman Simon, President, Canadians for Coexistence; Norberto Mandin, Founder, CPRM Community Radio; Luzviminda Mazzone, President, the Federation of Filipino Canadian Associations of Quebec; Yvonne Sam, Chair…

Apparaît sur: thesuburban.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Concordia cancels speech by Oct. 7 massacre glorifier

Concordia University has cancelled a scheduled speech by Sami Hamdi, a British commentator who, on video, celebrated the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas in which 1,400 people in Israel were brutally murdered and more than 200 kidnapped. As _The Suburban_ has reported, Concordia has received legal demand letters over the past month from attorney Neil Oberman, senior partner at Spiegel Sohmer, on behalf of Jewish students who accuse the university of allowing rampant antisemitism by pro-Hamas students that have included physical attacks on Jews. The Centre for Israel and…

Apparaît sur: thesuburban.com,
Mots-clés: [‘academic freedom’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Concordia is on strike, but what do international students think?

### International students speak up on the tuition hike, current strike, and their concern for what’s to come. Nearly 11 thousand of Concordia’s students went on strike last week to protest the government’s increase of tuition costs for out-of-province and international students, but the decision to picket classrooms left some international students feeling left out of the discussion. Last October, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) announced that it would be raising tuition for out-of-province and international students. After back and forth between the universities and the tabling of a petition…

Apparaît sur: theconcordian.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to speak’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Elon Musk is lying about undocumented migrants

It’s not the first time Elon Musk has put his foot in his mouth. Since purchasing Twitter (now X), he’s repeatedly proven that he’s often not to be trusted with what he says on that platform. Recently, the world’s richest man, with a net worth of $210-billion, felt the need to attack — with half-truths and lies — those with the least: undocumented migrants. His actions immediately reminded me of that editorial cartoon where billionaire Rupert Murdoch tells the blue-collar worker that the people he should be concerned about are…

Apparaît sur: cultmtl.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Offshore wind farms are vulnerable to cyberattacks: Concordia study

The hurrying pace of societal electrification is encouraging from a climate perspective. But the transition away from fossil fuels toward renewable sources like wind presents new risks that are not yet fully understood. Researchers from Concordia and Hydro-Quebec presented a new study on the topic in Glasgow, United Kingdom at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm). Their study explores the risks of cyberattacks faced by offshore wind farms. Specifically, the researchers considered wind farms that use voltage-source-converter high-voltage direct-current (VSC-HVDC) connections,…

Apparaît sur: thesuburban.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Petition launched to bring back Montreal author’s book to Jewish Public Library

There are calls for the Jewish Public Library to reverse its decision to pull a book by a Montreal author over controversial social media posts. The books are temporarily available on request but there is a petition to put the books back on the shelves. On Sunday, a small protest was held by the Montreal chapter of Independent Jewish Voices to « show our support for censored Quebec author Elise Gravel and to denounce the reprehensible act of book banning. » Elise Gravel took to Facebook to thank the supporters who took…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’, ‘book ban’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Pressure mounts on Jewish Public Library to reverse decision to yank Elise Gravel books

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Quebec 2. News 3. Local News # Pressure mounts on Jewish Public Library to reverse decision to yank Elise Gravel books After a weekend protest and a condemnation by the National Assembly, the library’s executive director says he will release a statement in the coming days. Published Feb 13, 2024 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 5 minute read Montreal author and cartoonist Elise Gravel in her home in Montreal in 2019. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette ## Article content Côte-St-Luc has decided not…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘book ban’, ‘censorship’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Russia’s Alexei Navalny is dead at 47

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence said on Friday. He was 47. In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said that Navalny « felt unwell » after a walk on Friday and « almost immediately lost consciousness. » It said that medical staff had been called, but that they were unable to resuscitate Navalny. It said the reason of death was being established. Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Toula Drimonis: In the end, Jewish Public Library gets it right

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Opinion 2. Local News 3. Columnists # Toula Drimonis: In the end, Jewish Public Library gets it right Book bans, even partial ones, are not the answer. Returning the works of Elise Gravel to the public shelves is the right thing to do. Published Feb 16, 2024 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 3 minute read « If one supports free speech, it’s hard to justify supporting it selectively, » writes Toula Drimonis. Above: Children’s author Elise Gravel at home in 2019. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘free speech’, ‘censorship’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Under fire, Jewish Public Library puts Gravel books back on public shelves

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Quebec 2. News 3. Local News # Under fire, Jewish Public Library puts Gravel books back on public shelves After removing Elise Gravel’s books from public view, the JPL said it « resists calls for censorship and the adoption of systems that deny or restrict access to the written word. » Published Feb 15, 2024 • Last updated 17 minutes ago • 3 minute read Montreal author and cartoonist Elise Gravel in her home in Montreal in 2019. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette ## Article content The…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’, ‘book ban’, ‘intellectual freedom’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

 

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Observatoire de la liberté d’expression

Période: 12 février au 18 février 2024
Nombre d’articles: 215
Région: Canada sans Québec

‘Dangerous and undemocratic’: Edmonton draft bylaw restricts protests, bans spitting and biking on grass

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Local News # ‘Dangerous and undemocratic’: Edmonton draft bylaw restricts protests, bans spitting and biking on grass Published Feb 13, 2024 • Last updated 36 minutes ago • 4 minute read Transit peace officers and Edmonton Police Service officers chat with pedestrians as they patrol the Central LRT Station. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia, file ## Article content Restrictions for protests, spitting in public, and biking on parkland grass could be in store for Edmonton if city council approves a new bylaw this week. Advertisement 2…

Apparaît sur: edmontonsun.com, edmontonjournal.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

‘Deep concerns’: Legal experts criticize Alberta’s plans for transgender youth

Canada ‘Deep concerns’: Legal experts criticize Alberta’s plans for transgender youth Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said the fall sitting of the legislature would bring new rules, including restrictions on youth changing their names or pronouns at school, as well as on hormone treatment and surgery for gender affirmation. Updated People protest Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed youth transgender policies outside of an event she is attending in Toronto on Feb. 6. Arlyn McAdorey flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.com sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar :…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

‘Do the right thing for the people’: A Q&A with a Supreme Court justice

It’s been more than six years since Justice Sheilah Martin was appointed to Canada’s highest court. Born and raised in Montreal, Martin served on the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Calgary from 2005, then in 2016 was appointed to the Courts of Appeal of Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in December 2017. During her career as a judge, she focused on education, Indigenous issues and equality rights. Martin gave a keynote speech at the Telus Centre on Friday…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘right to speak’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

‘Freedom Convoy’ members plan small gathering in Ottawa two years after protest

OTTAWA – Some of the people who took part in the « Freedom Convoy » two years ago plan a return to downtown Ottawa this weekend to commemorate the anniversary of the police action that broke up the demonstrations. At a press conference Friday afternoon, two members of the so-called freedom movement announced plans to hold a gathering on Parliament Hill on Saturday. « There’s not expected to be any kind of vehicle protest, » said Chris Dacey, an Ottawa resident who took part in the demonstration two years ago. He said the group…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, timescolonist.com, cp24.com, nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free expression’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

‘Freedom Convoy’ returns to Parliament Hill to mark 2nd anniversary

Hundreds of protestors gathered on Parliament Hill on Saturday, to mark two years since police moved in to end the « Freedom Convoy » on Feb. 18, 2022. « What I’ve seen in the last two years is disgraceful and our government and Trudeau should be ashamed, » said one protestor, who did not want to give his name. Many on the Hill are protesting what they describe as government overreach and are calling for a change in leadership. But unlike the honking and gridlock of the past, it’s a different atmosphere this year…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

2024 CanTrust Index reveals low trust in building affordable housing and falling trust in Artificial Intelligence

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. GlobeNewswire # 2024 CanTrust Index reveals low trust in building affordable housing and falling trust in Artificial Intelligence Author of the article: Published Feb 13, 2024 • 7 minute read ## Article content **2024 Proof Strategies CanTrust Index™ shows that on the key issues, Canadians are skeptical** TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 2024 CanTrust Index – one of the largest annual studies of trust in Canada, which examines trust in sources of information, institutions and more – shows high economic anxiety, little trust…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

45-year-old man arrested in Jackie Robinson statue theft that was not motivated by race, police say

Police announced Tuesday the arrest of a 45-year-old man in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that later was found dismantled and burned. Wichita police Lt. Aaron Moses said the man was taken into custody earlier in an unrelated case and charged Monday in the theft. He said there was no evidence it was was a “hate-motivated crime” but rather the intent was to sell the metal for scrap. Wichita police Chief Joe Sullivan said it was “only the first arrest” and that there were more to come….

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

A defense minister and 2 former governors vie for …

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians on Wednesday will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race for the presidency among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former provincial governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. Subianto, who is widely seen as the front-runner, has picked Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as his running mate. About 205 million people are eligible to vote in the world’s third-largest democracy and the most populous Muslim-majority nation. Here is some…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘blasphemy’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams an antisemitic sign purportedly by a local ski rental stand

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. World 2. News 3. Israel & Middle East # A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams an antisemitic sign purportedly by a local ski rental stand ‘We are no longer renting out sporting equipment to our Jewish brothers,’ the sign reads in Hebrew Author of the article: The Associated Press Jamey Keaten Published Feb 12, 2024 • 3 minute read FILE – Snow covers the hills around Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, 2020. Switzerland’s main Jewish organization on Monday Feb. 12, 2024 denounced an antisemitic sign…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement to hatred’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

AGAR: Whining conservatives need to grow up

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists # AGAR: Whining conservatives need to grow up Published Feb 12, 2024 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 2 minute read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets supporters at a campaign event for Liberal by-election candidate Robert Rock, left, in Durham riding, in Bowmanville, Ont. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Photo by Cole Burston /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content If you want to criticize Justin Trudeau, you’ll have to get behind me in line. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, edmontonsun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hateful rhetoric’, ‘hateful message’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

AHS investigation into physicians’ dispute draws new counter-allegations, legal warnings

An Alberta Health Services investigation into a long-running dispute involving six physicians and conflict of interest allegations has been animated by new counter-accusations and legal warnings. The dispute involving Dr. Daniel O’Connell of Edmonton began more than a year ago and led to the Opposition NDP calling for an independent investigation. Alberta’s health minister has said she’s content to let the in-house probe run its course. The allegations against O’Connell are contained in a complaint and revolve around his interim role as division director and Edmonton zone section chief for…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘damage the reputation’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge ordered Donald Trump on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding that the former president lied about his wealth for years in a sweeping civil fraud verdict that pierces his billionaire image but stops short of putting his real estate empire out of business. Judge Arthur Engoron’s decision after a trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit punishes Trump, his company and…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Activist sees ‘new beginning’ after Polish state TV apologizes for years of anti-LGBTQ propaganda

## Article content WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An LGBTQ rights activist in Poland said Tuesday that he believes it’s a “new beginning” in Poland after a host on state television apologized on air for the homophobic propaganda aired by state media in recent years. “It took me by surprise,” said Bart Staszewski, one of two activists invited on air Sunday evening when the state TVP host apologized to them for the rhetoric directed at their community for years. Article content Staszewski, who had been personally targeted by the previous government,…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Al Jazeera journalist outed as Hamas commander by IDF

## Article content The Israel Defense Forces has revealed that a Palestinian journalist working for _Al Jazeera_ is a Hamas officer, citing documents recovered by the military during operations in the Gaza Strip. “In the morning, he’s a journalist on the _Al Jazeera_ channel, and in the evening, a terrorist in Hamas!” Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic- language spokesman, tweeted on Sunday. Article content According to Adraee, troops operating in northern Gaza several weeks ago found a laptop at a Hamas base that belonged to Mohamed Washah, who…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, theprovince.com, vancouversun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incites hatred’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Alberta credit union sees burst of growth after Tucker Carlson sponsorship, executive says

Open this photo in gallery: CEO Brett Oland of Bow Valley Credit Union, in Calgary, on Dec. 15, 2023.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail Alberta’s Bow Valley Credit Union, which is targeting customers who say they’re tired of meddlesome governments, has recorded a burst of growth after it sponsored right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson’s appearances in the province last month, according to BVCU’s chief executive. During BVCU’s annual meeting Tuesday afternoon, Brett Oland said the credit union signed up 91 new members since the provocateur addressed crowds in Calgary and Edmonton…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Alberta law professors believe province’s planned transgender policies violate Charter rights

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Alberta # Alberta law professors believe province’s planned transgender policies violate Charter rights ‘There’s something deeply inconsistent about protecting minors by overriding their rights’ Published Feb 15, 2024 • Last updated 23 minutes ago • 3 minute read Hundreds of Edmontonians take part in a trans youth support rally in Wilbert McIntyre Park, 8331 104 St., on Feb. 3, 2024. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia, file ## Article content Three dozen Alberta law professors, legal researchers and staff have published an open letter to Premier Danielle…

Apparaît sur: calgarysun.com, edmontonsun.com, calgaryherald.com, edmontonjournal.com, calgaryherald.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Alexey Navalny troubled the Kremlin like no one else before him

Open this photo in gallery: Protesters hold a picture of Alexey Navalny as they stage a demonstration opposite the Russian Embassy in London, on Feb. 16, in reaction to the news that the jailed Russian opposition leader has died in a Russian prison, according to the Federal Penitentiary Service.Kin Cheung/The Associated Press From the beginning, Alexey Navalny represented a fundamentally different, more dangerous threat to Vladimir Putin’s grasp on power than any of the Russian opposition figures who had come before him. Though he stood on the shoulders of such…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Americans divided on TikTok ban even as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll shows

President Joe Biden’s campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the presidential elections, but U.S. adults have mixed views about whether the video-sharing app should even operate in the country. A new poll by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a three-way split when it comes to banning the app, with 31% of U.S. adults saying they would favor a nationwide ban on TikTok use, while 35% say they would oppose that type of action. An additional 31% of adults say they…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Arrest made in theft of Jackie Robinson statue later found dismantled, burned

A 45-year-old man was arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas, police announced Tuesday. Ricky Alderete was taken into custody earlier this month in a kidnapping case and charged Monday with four counts stemming from the theft and a 2022 case, records show. Wichita police Lt. Aaron Moses said there was no evidence it was a « hate-motivated crime » but rather the intent was to sell…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

At least 340 people detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny, rights group says

Open this photo in gallery: People lay flowers paying their last respect to Alexey Navalny at the Wall of Sorrow memorial to victims of political repression, in Moscow, Russia, on Sat. Feb. 17, 2024.Alexander Zemlianichenko/The Associated Press At least 340 people have been detained at events across 30 Russian cities since the death of Alexey Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable domestic opponent, according to rights group OVD-Info. It is the largest wave of arrests at political events in Russia since September 2022, when more than 1,300 were arrested at…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of assembly’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

B.C. Prosecution Service updates hate crime definitions

The British Columbia Prosecution Service has revised its hate crimes policy, expanding definitions and guidance related to hate-motivated offences. The service says the definitions of hate crime have been updated to include « hate propaganda offences, » such as public incitement of hatred and « wilful promotion of antisemitism, » as well as offences related to conversion therapy, a discredited practice that aims to change sexual orientation or gender identity. The service says in a statement the policy « acknowledges the significant harm caused by hate crimes, » including « grave psychological and social consequences. » It says…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca, timescolonist.com, ctvnews.ca, theglobeandmail.com, winnipegfreepress.com, nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement of hatred’, ‘hateful rhetoric’, ‘hate propaganda’]
Recensé le 18 février


 

B.C. updates hate crimes policy to include promoting genocide, conversion therapy

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. Local News 3. Crime # B.C. updates hate crimes policy to include promoting genocide, conversion therapy Changes to the policy will also include promotion of antisemitism and mischief to property motivated by bias, prejudice, or hate. Published Feb 17, 2024 • 3 minute read File photo of a rally against hate crimes at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2021. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG ## Article content The B.C. Prosecution Service has updated its hate crimes policy to include several more prohibited acts including…

Apparaît sur: theprovince.com, theprovince.com, vancouversun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement of hatred’, ‘hate propaganda’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Bertram Booker retrospective to feature 150 artworks by controversial painter

Open this photo in gallery: the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is hosting a comprehensive retrospective on artist Bertram Brooker, from Feb. 15 through to June 2.Handout In 2009 an ad ran in this newspaper, a “wanted” poster asking for help locating a Bertram Brooker painting for the exhibition The Nude in Modern Canadian Art at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. The curators were on the hunt for Brooker’s iconic and controversial painting from 1931, titled _Figures in Landscape_ , which realistically depicts two naked women amongst a landscape…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Biden national security voice John Kirby gets expanded role

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – John Kirby, President Joe Biden’s top national security spokesperson, is getting a promotion and an expanded role at the White House, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday. Kirby, who in past years has served as the top spokesperson at both the Pentagon and the State Department, will have a new title – White House national security communications adviser – and will be elevated to an assistant to the president from deputy assistant. He will be in charge…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press act’]
Recensé le 11 février


 

Braid: NDP candidates fire back at crackpot bill to ban energy industry ads

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Politics 2. Opinion 3. News 4. Local News 5. Columnists # Braid: NDP candidates fire back at crackpot bill to ban energy industry ads A federal election is creeping closer. The climate radicals would love to shut the industry out of the national dialogue Get the latest from Don Braid, Calgary Herald straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Don Braid • Calgary Herald Published Feb 13, 2024 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 3 minute read Charlie Angus, NDP MP for…

Apparaît sur: calgaryherald.com, edmontonjournal.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Brandon University Faculty Association votes in favour of strike mandate

Staff at Brandon University have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate. That doesn’t necessarily mean Brandon University Faculty Association members will be hitting the picket line soon, says president Gautam Srivastava, who said he’s still hopeful the association and the southwestern Manitoba university’s administration will be able to reach a deal. After a vote via electronic ballot that ended at midnight Saturday, 86.9 per cent of members who voted favoured a strike mandate, said Srivastava. « The results speak for themselves, » he said. « Our membership is behind the work…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘academic freedom’]
Recensé le 18 février


 

By detaining journalists doing their job, police in Canada threaten the public interest

Open this photo in gallery: Journalist Brandi Morin walks out of the Edmonton Police Service headquarters after having to present herself for processing and fingerprinting in Edmonton, on Jan. 30. Morin was arrested while reporting from an encampment of unhoused Indigenous people, and is facing a charge of obstruction.Amber Bracken /The Globe and Mail _Brent Jolly is the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Ethan Cox and Andrea Houston are editors with Ricochet Media._ On January 10, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin was arrested while reporting for Ricochet Media on…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Can we talk to each other about Israel-Hamas? Meet the UofT prof trying to bring civil discourse back to campus

As part of an undergraduate course in contemporary American fiction, University of Toronto Prof. Randy Boyagoda recently had his students watch Greta Gerwig’s « Barbie. » He then assigned them to read “’ Barbie’ is bad. There, I said it , » a takedown of the top-grossing film by New York Times columnist Pamela Paul who argued that not liking the movie doesn’t make one a misogynist. Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in Switch accounts In the class discussion that followed, Boyagoda found many students persuaded by the opinion piece….

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Canada holds ‘workshops’ for Indian officials on rule of law amid Trudeau, Modi spat

OTTAWA — As experts urge Canada to ease the strain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of helping kill a Canadian, Ottawa is turning to the world of slideshows and flow charts. OTTAWA — As experts urge Canada to ease the strain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of helping kill a Canadian, Ottawa is turning to the world of slideshows and flow charts. Canadian officials are offering their Indian counterparts « workshops » on the rule of law — at least as Canada sees it — even as tensions…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com, ctvnews.ca, winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free expression’, ‘free speech’]
Recensé le 18 février


 

Canadian authorities cautious, nervous about AI in political campaigns

As American regulators and state legislatures quickly implement new rules governing the use of artificial intelligence tools in this presidential election year, Canadian legislators and election authorities are taking a more cautious approach in a year in which three provinces will hold general elections. And while campaign operatives in the United States increasingly explore the legitimate use of artificial intelligence to find and motivate voters more quickly and efficiently, the use of AI tools by Canadian campaigners appears to be in its infancy. “AI is very much an emerging tool…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 18 février


 

Canadians are turning away from China

MORE DETAILS CLOSE Canadians are turning away from China After years of Beijing’s coercive diplomacy, ransoming hostages and domestic meddling, many are turned off and tuned out, writes Martin Regg Cohn. Email Martin Regg Cohn reunited with old university friends in Beijing, 1980s. Canadians are suffering from political PTSD in the Xi Jinping era. After years of Beijing’s coercive diplomacy, ransoming hostages and domestic meddling, many are turned off and tuned out, writes Cohn. Supplied As China keeps changing course — for the worse — will Canada keep watch? Today,…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Changes made to B.C. hate crime laws amid recent rise of acts of hate

Amid a recent rise in hate-related crimes around the province, the BC Prosecution Service has announced revisions made to its hate crime policy. On Friday, the service announced changes to its policy as it acknowledges the harm caused by hate crimes to victims, communities, and society is “significant.” The changes include more definitions about what can be determined a hate crime. The BC Prosecution Service policy now has more defining terms to include any of the following prohibited acts: * Hate propaganda offences: advocating or promoting genocide, public incitement of…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement of hatred’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Comment: I don’t need your civil war

When we no longer trust informational sources and objective news, we become vulnerable to misinformation that’s ubiquitous today. _A commentary by a Victoria resident._ Due to the seemingly rampant proliferation of false beliefs, it’s been claimed that we’re living in a “Golden Age of Conspiracy Theories” or that we are suffering from mass delusion. I suggest that none of that is true. Truth decay hasn’t occurred because of individual mental illness, but rather because we live in a sick society and an ailing democracy. Just what is it that we’re…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Companies using AI to monitor employee messages: …

(NewsNation) — Major United States employers, including Walmart, Delta Air Lines, T-Mobile, Chevron and Starbucks, are using a startup artificial intelligence company to monitor employee messages, according to a recent CNBC article. European brands, like Nestle and AstraZeneca, are also employing the services of AI firm Aware, which uses dozens of models built to read text and process messages. These AI models can see how employees in certain age groups or geographies are responding to corporate policies and marketing campaigns, Jeff Schumann, Aware’s co-founder and CEO, told CNBC. They can…

Apparaît sur: newsnationnow.com,
Mots-clés: [‘thought crime’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Convoy protest members returning to Ottawa two years after demonstrations ended

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. National 3. Local News # Convoy protest members returning to Ottawa two years after demonstrations ended The group plans to talk about its vision for the future and a recent Federal Court ruling that found the Liberal government violated some Charter rights by invoking the Emergencies Act to end the protests. Author of the article: Published Feb 16, 2024 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 2 minute read File photo: The large-scale convoy protest occupied downtown Ottawa streets in January and February 2022,…

Apparaît sur: ottawacitizen.com, ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free expression’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Convoy protesters return to Parliament Hill for two-year anniversary of Emergencies Act

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Ontario 2. News # Convoy protesters return to Parliament Hill for two-year anniversary of Emergencies Act Published Feb 17, 2024 • Last updated 27 minutes ago • 1 minute read Convoy protest members return to Parliament Hill on Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the police action that broke up the demonstrations. Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA ## Article content A few hundred protesters converged on Parliament Hill Saturday morning, two years after thousands gridlocked downtown Ottawa. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but…

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Mots-clés: [‘free expression’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Daily Horoscope – Thursday, February 15, 2024

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Life 2. Horoscopes # Daily Horoscope – Thursday, February 15, 2024 There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Taurus. Author of the article: Published Feb 15, 2024 • Last updated 8 minutes ago • 3 minute read _Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page._ ## Article content There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Taurus….

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘intellectual freedom’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

David Staples: NDP candidate takes lead in distancing Alberta party from federal NDP bozo eruptions

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Opinion 2. National 3. Columnists # David Staples: NDP candidate takes lead in distancing Alberta party from federal NDP bozo eruptions Published Feb 14, 2024 • Last updated 8 minutes ago • 3 minute read A motorist fills up with gas at the Capilano Esso station in Edmonton on Feb. 4, 2022. Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia, file ## Article content Nothing better than free money, right? Finding $20 on the street, or in the pocket of an old jacket, that kind of thing. Advertisement 2…

Apparaît sur: edmontonsun.com, edmontonjournal.com, edmontonjournal.com, edmontonsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Dispute among Alberta physicians draws new counter-allegations

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. Canada # Dispute among Alberta physicians draws new counter-allegations Alberta Health Services investigation into a long-running dispute involving six physicians amid allegations of conflict of interest has now been animated. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Dean Bennett Published Feb 11, 2024 • 6 minute read A sign for a hospital in Montreal, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press ## Article content An Alberta Health Services investigation into a long-running dispute involving six physicians and conflict of interest…

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Mots-clés: [‘damage the reputation’]
Recensé le 11 février


 

EDITORIAL: Enforce the laws against Jew hatred

## Article content Ever since Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, Jewish synagogues, community centres, businesses, neighbourhoods, homes and schools — and on Monday night in Toronto, a hospital founded by Jews — have been targeted by so-called “pro-Palestinian” demonstrators. Article content Targeting Jews in Canada because of the actions of the Israeli military in Gaza that has led to a tragic loss of Palestinian lives, is anti-Semitism, or to use a more accurate term, Jew hatred. Article content This has nothing to do with marches where demonstrators…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, winnipegsun.com, edmontonsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Edmonton city council hears opposition and support on new public spaces bylaw

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Politics 2. Local News 3. Crime # Edmonton city council hears opposition and support on new public spaces bylaw A majority of the 53 delegates at Wednesday’s public hearing spoke in opposition to the new proposed public spaces bylaw Published Feb 14, 2024 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 3 minute read Edmonton city council hears from delegates about a proposed public spaces bylaw on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Photo by Greg Southam /Postmedia ## Article content City council continued to hear from delegates late…

Apparaît sur: edmontonjournal.com, edmontonsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Elon Musk ordered to testify in SEC’s probe of his 2022 Twitter purchase

A federal judge ordered Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, giving the regulator and the billionaire a week to agree on a date and location for the interview. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler’s order, issued on Saturday night, formalized a tentative ruling she made in December that sided with the regulator. The SEC sued Musk in October to compel the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to testify as part of an investigation into his 2022 purchase of…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 11 février


 

Evening Update: ArriveCan’s audit report finds ‘glaring disregard’ for basic management practices

**Good evening,** let’s start with today’s top stories: **ArriveCan’s audit report published today** Auditor-General Karen Hogan’s report into federal spending on the ArriveCan app found what she called a “glaring disregard” for basic management practices and concluded that IT staffing firm GC Strategies was directly involved in setting narrow terms for a $25-million contract it ultimately won. The report, released today, was produced in response to a motion approved in the House of Commons in November, 2022, shortly after The Globe and Mail first revealed that the cost of the…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Evening Update: Federal court calls on Ottawa to fill judicial vacancies; South Africa seeks new action from ICJ

**Good evening,** let’s start with today’s top stories: A judge has told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Justice Minister Arif Virani and the federal cabinet to fill judicial vacancies in a reasonable time period, citing a letter from Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner to the Prime Minister calling the large number of vacancies “untenable.” The unprecedented declaration by Federal Court Justice Henry Brown on Tuesday does not specify what he would accept as reasonable. Government lawyers presented no evidence as to why there were so many vacancies. There are currently…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘SLAPP’, ‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Evening Update: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny dead at 47

**Good evening,** let’s start with today’s top stories: Alexey Nalvany, crusader against government corruption and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic, died today at age 47. Russia’s prison service said Navalny felt sick after a walk and lost consciousness at the Arctic penal colony where he has been serving a 19-year sentence. The exact cause of death hasn’t been determined. Western leaders and deputies were quick to point fingers at the Kremlin for his death. A few even directly accused Putin of ordering the murder of Navalny. “I’m literally both…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘book ban’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Evolving ‘Freedom’ movement fighting perceptions of ‘government overreach’: CSIS

OTTAWA — The loosely knit collective that vocally opposed COVID-19 health measures has morphed into a movement waging a broader fight against « perceived government overreach, » says a newly released assessment from Canada’s spy agency. OTTAWA — The loosely knit collective that vocally opposed COVID-19 health measures has morphed into a movement waging a broader fight against « perceived government overreach, » says a newly released assessment from Canada’s spy agency. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s analytical brief traces the evolution of the « Freedom » movement that began to emerge following the early 2022…

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Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

FACULTY FASCIST: Nutty professor slammed for ‘reprehensible’ anti-Semitic cartoons

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS _EDITOR’S NOTE: SOME IMAGES MIGHT BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS_ Julius Streicher called and he wants his art back. The infamous Nazi pornographer — strung up at Nuremberg for war crimes — would certainly give thumbs up to a University of Pennsylvania professor now under fire for wildly anti-Semitic cartoons. According to the New York Post , communications school lecturer Dwayne Booth’s portfolio of poison includes an illustration entitled Slaughterhouse — depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soaked in blood with red glowing eyes…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, torontosun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘academic freedom’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

FIRST READING: The Canadian church arsons never stopped

_First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. _ ### TOP STORY After Canada was struck by an unprecedented wave of church burnings and desecrations in 2021, a brazen church arson in Regina has highlighted the fact that while the church attacks have slowed, they never really stopped. After the Blessed Sacrament Parish in downtown Regina was seriously damaged by a…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, nationalpost.com, vancouversun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Factbox-Who are the other opposition activists jailed in Russia?

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, died on Friday after collapsing at the penal colony where he was serving a long jail term, prison officials said. Following is a list of some other opposition activists jailed in Russia. ILYA YASHIN A longtime ally of Navalny and the former head of an opposition party, Yashin was sentenced in December 2022 to eight-and-a-half years in prison for statements he made on his YouTube channel about war crimes allegedly committed…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Factbox-Who could feature in a Russia-US prisoner swap?

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that it might be possible to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is awaiting trial in Moscow on spying charges, in exchange for a Russian jailed abroad. The United States is also pressing for the release of another American citizen, Paul Whelan. The Kremlin declined on Tuesday to comment on whether a swap was being prepared, saying any deal could only be negotiated « in silence ». Who are the Americans detained in Russia and who are the Russians held abroad…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Factbox-Who is Stormy Daniels and what did she say happened with Trump?

(Reuters) – Porn star Stormy Daniels is a central figure in the case that will make Donald Trump the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial. In 2023, a 34-count felony indictment charged Trump with falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment to Daniels before the 2016 election that made him president. A New York judge on Thursday set a March 25 trial date. Here are some facts about Daniels and her alleged relationship with Trump. STORMY DANIELS, ADULT FILM STAR Daniels, whose real…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Ford government’s moves to evade court scrutiny face challenges

Open this photo in gallery: Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a news conference at Ontario Place, in Toronto, on April 18, 2023.Chris Young/The Canadian Press The Ontario government of Premier Doug Ford has embedded clauses in some of its recent legislation that are aimed at both immunizing itself from lawsuits and short-circuiting the ability of judges to review some of its decisions – moves it may soon have to defend in court. Legal experts say the province has wide latitude to pass laws that restrict its own liability. But some…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to strike’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Freedom Convoy: Which Charter rights did the Emergencies Act breach?

Protesters with the « Freedom Convoy » movement are in Ottawa this weekend to mark the second anniversary of the massive police crackdown that removed the people and vehicles that had blockaded the city’s downtown core for three weeks in 2022. The group plans to hold a gathering with speeches on Parliament Hill, followed by a march through downtown on Saturday. Chris Dacey, an Ottawa resident who took part in the demonstration two years ago, said Friday there is not expected to be any kind of vehicle protest this weekend. Freedom Convoy…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Savage exit makes room for new blood

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS The Savage era is coming to an end in Halifax. After a dozen years of the good, the bad and the ugly, Mayor Mike Savage is hanging up his hat and moving on. I don’t think too many people were surprised this week when he announced he wouldn’t be reoffering in the municipal election this fall. When you think about the brutal nature of politics these days — with the online hate and trolling on social media — the mayor will leave office in…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

GOLDSTEIN: Anti-racism training increases racism, report finds

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists # GOLDSTEIN: Anti-racism training increases racism, report finds Get the latest from Lorrie Goldstein straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 13, 2024 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 3 minute read Diversity, equity, inclusion illustration. Getty Images ## Article content A critical examination of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training programs suggests they often make racism in the workplace worse, according to a report by David Haskell, an associate professor of digital media and journalism at Wilfrid Laurier University. Advertisement 2 This…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, winnipegsun.com, edmontonsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

GUNTER: ArriveCAN is the latest example of government incompetence

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists # GUNTER: ArriveCAN is the latest example of government incompetence Get the latest from Lorne Gunter straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 13, 2024 • Last updated 4 minutes ago • 3 minute read The ArriveCAN app, still required when entering Canada, is pictured on Friday, March 25, 2022. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star ## Article content No question the ArriveCAN scandal is appalling. Sixty million (maybe more) spent on an app that should have cost $200,000. That’s certainly outrageous. Advertisement 2…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, edmontonsun.com, calgarysun.com, ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com, edmontonsun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Great Reads: Canada’s dependence on expensive, out-of-town nurses; what to do with $1-million; how to be healthy at 80

Good morning, and welcome to the weekend. Grab your cup of coffee or tea, and sit down with a selection of this week’s great reads from The Globe. In this issue, Kelly Grant, Ha Tu Thanh and Stephanie Chambers investigate a Toronto-based travel nurse agency that profited heavily from Canada’s understaffing emergency. From the start, Ha and Grant wanted to write a story focusing on this phenomenon’s impact on the public purse, an angle which had to be supported by financial records. During their research they were shocked by the…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘to censor’, ‘censorship’, ‘book ban’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Group challenges restrictions in Arizona election manual on ballot drop-off locations

PHOENIX (AP) — A conservative group is challenging parts of Arizona’s election procedures manual, marking the third lawsuit filed within the last two weeks that seeks to throw out provisions in the state’s guide for conducting elections. The lawsuit by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club zeroes in on the manual’s instructions on operating ballot drop-off locations and preventing voter intimidation, saying the provisions are unconstitutional because they try to restrict protected speech. The group says the restrictions in the manual released in December by Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘protected speech’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

He recently spoke at Western University. Other schools are saying no

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News # He recently spoke at Western University. Other schools are saying no Published Feb 12, 2024 • Last updated 7 minutes ago • 3 minute read About 100 people, mostly Western University students, protested outside of the school’s North Campus Building where Sami Hamdi was speaking as part of the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council’s Advocacy Tour for Palestinian Solidarity in London on February 8, 2024. Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press ## Article content A political commentator whose speech at Western University last week drew…

Apparaît sur: lfpress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Howard Levitt: Are enforcing the law and denouncing terrorism too much to ask for?

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Work # Howard Levitt: Are enforcing the law and denouncing terrorism too much to ask for? Here are 4 steps to stop Canada following Europe down an increasingly antisemitic path Published Feb 16, 2024 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 5 minute read A pro-Palestinian protester waves a flag atop the entrance at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital as part of a demonstration on Feb. 13, 2024 in front of the facility, which was founded by Jewish doctors. Photo by Twitter/X ## Article content What lies…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com, leaderpost.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘protected speech’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Human-rights groups decry rising trend of corporate SLAPP lawsuits

Open this photo in gallery: Kansanshi mine in Zambia in July, 2016.First Quantum Minerals When a Canadian mining company filed a lawsuit against a small African human- rights group, the company said it was merely seeking to get errors corrected. The African group disagreed, calling the suit an attempt to bully and silence it. They settled out of court last year, but two United Nations experts took notice. Last month, the UN rapporteurs released a letter they had sent to the company, First Quantum Minerals Ltd. FM-T, asking it to…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’, ‘SLAPP’, ‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Impossible for Panama’s next government to ignore mining, says First Quantum CEO

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Mining # Impossible for Panama’s next government to ignore mining, says First Quantum CEO Canadian miner holds out hope May elections will bring change in fortune for its besieged Cobre Panama mine Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 12, 2024 • Last updated 43 minutes ago • 4 minute read First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama is one of the world’s largest new copper mines to open in the past decade. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Abraham Teran ## Article…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

India’s top court strikes down a controversial election funding system ahead of national polls

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Thursday struck down a controversial election funding system that allowed individuals and companies to send unlimited donations to political parties without the need to disclose donor identity, a system critics have long said is undemocratic and favored Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. A five-judge constitution bench on the Supreme Court ruled that “electoral bonds” are unconstitutional and violate citizens’ right to information held by the government. It ordered the government-owned State Bank of India to stop issuing these bonds and provide…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to information’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

JOHN DeMONT: Vibrant newsrooms are the hallmark of a functioning democracy

It can be a quandary for us in the legacy media when we are the story. Play it too big and we are self-interested cheerleaders, trying to pump an owner’s tires. Put the story inside and perhaps we are guilty of the J-school sin of burying the lede. Last week, though, the big, bleak headlines were justified when Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., or BCE, announced that it was slashing nearly 5,000 jobs, shutting down newscasts and current affairs programs and selling 45 of its 103 regional radio stations, many of…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free press’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Jared Kushner, former Trump adviser, defends business dealings with Saudi Arabia

NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, defended on Tuesday his business dealings after leaving government with the Saudi crown prince who was implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Kushner worked on a wide range of issues and policies in the Trump administration, including Middle East peace efforts, and developed a relationship with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has overseen social and economic reforms and a far-reaching crackdown on dissent in the kingdom. After…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Jewish Public Library reverses decision, puts Montreal author’s books back on shelf

The Jewish Public Library has reversed its decision to remove a Montreal author’s books from its shelves over controversial social media posts. Elise Gravel’s books were temporarily removed from display, and only available on request. In an email to CTV News on Thursday, the library’s executive director, Alain Dancyger, confirmed the change: “All her books are in open access, on the shelves,” he wrote. An award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Gravel has come under fire recently over her social media posts about the Israel-Hamas war. Critics have argued Gravel has…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’, ‘book ban’, ‘intellectual freedom’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Joe Biden or Donald Trump? Vladimir Putin says Russia has a preference

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced and predictable than Donald Trump — even though Moscow strongly disagrees with the current administration’s policies. Putin’s comments during an interview with Russian state television Wednesday were his first about the upcoming U.S. presidential election, likely to pit Biden against Trump. They come at time of heightened tension between Russia and the West — and deep disagreements in the U.S. about how best to counter Russia and…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Kremlin dismisses Europe’s warnings about ‘Russian propaganda’

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday dismissed European warnings about « Russian propaganda », saying that anything which countered the mainstream narrative was now labelled as propaganda by the West. Peskov was asked about a Monday meeting between the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Poland at which they warned of a spike in Russian propaganda in European countries ahead of June’s elections to the European Parliament. In a call with reporters, the Kremlin spokesman said: « It is obvious now that any sources,…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free press’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Langford councillor says critic crossed a line when he showed up in front of his home

The confrontation with council critic Scott Perry took place on a public sidewalk on Luxton Road in front of Coun. Keith Yacucha’s home. Langford Coun. Keith Yacucha says his wife and two young children were “traumatized” after he confronted a man critical of council who was allegedly taking photos through the windows of his home late last month. The incident on Jan. 29 on Luxton Road was the subject of a news conference on Wednesday by Mayor Scott Goodmanson and four councillors, where the mayor said the current council is…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Lawmakers honor House clerk who served during chaos of Jan. 6 and McCarthy speaker votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Tuesday honored the official charged with maintaining order in the House during two of the chamber’s most tumultuous moments — the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and last year’s longest race for House speaker since before the Civil War. Cheryl Johnson, the 36th House clerk, was presented with the 2023 Freedom Award from the United States Capitol Historical Society. The award honors those who exhibit extraordinary dedication to freedom, democracy and representative government. Leading the ceremony were the two former House speakers who…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free press’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Let’s drop the curtain on Ottawa’s dumb political theatre

Open this photo in gallery: NDP MP for Timmins-James Bay Charlie Angus is seen during a news conference on Parliament Hill on Sept. 21, 2022 in Ottawa.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Natural gas generally has a lighter carbon footprint than coal. Many Indigenous bands have benefited financially from the development of fossil- fuel resources. Fossil fuels create jobs for Canadians and revenue for governments. Those statements are a) true and b) would result in hefty fines or (depending who you are) jail time under a private member’s bill from NDP MP…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

MIT suspends student group that protested against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza

BOSTON (AP) — The president of MIT has suspended a student group that has held demonstrations against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as protests over the war continue to rattle universities around the country. In a video statement Tuesday, Sally Kornbluth said the group, Coalition Against Apartheid or CAA, held a demonstration Monday night without going through the university’s permission process required of all groups. The protest was against the Israeli military’s possible ground invasion of Rafah, the city on the southern Gaza border where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Man arrested in theft, destruction of iconic Jackie Robinson statue

Police in Wichita, Kan., have arrested a man accused of stealing and later destroying a Jackie Robinson statue last month. The statue was stolen from McAdams Park around midnight on Jan. 25 and loaded into the back of a pickup truck by three people, who were filmed by a nearby security camera. The bronze statue, which was once a symbol of inspiration for young baseball players in the area, was severed at the ankles, leaving only Robinson’s shoes. The Jackie Robinson statue in. Mel Gregory via AP On Tuesday, the…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Man charged after allegedly impersonating N.S. staffer in racist social media post

Halifax police say a man faces an impersonation charge in connection with a social media post characterized as antisemitic that led to the firing of a Nova Scotia political staffer last fall. Police confirm 25-year-old Samual Shaji was arrested in Bedford, N.S., on Feb. 7 and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. The arrest follows a report police say they received on Oct. 17 about a person who had accessed a social media account associated with a government employee and used it to share an antisemitic…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, ctvnews.ca, globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘antisemitic message’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Man charged with impersonation in antisemitic post that led to firing of N.S. government employee

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS Halifax Regional Police have charged a man with impersonation in relation to an antisemitic social media post that resulted in the firing of a Nova Scotia government employee last fall. On Oct. 17, 2023, police received a report of a person who had accessed a social media account associated with a government employee, that was not their own, and sent out an antisemitic message as the account holder. Investigators arrested the suspect last week at an address in Bedford, The 25-year-old man is scheduled…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘antisemitic message’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Montreal Jewish Public Library re-evaluating removal of children’s books for author’s pro-Palestinian comments

Montreal’s Jewish Public Library, which recently decided to stop displaying the works of Quebec author Elise Gravel because of social-media posts she has made about the Israel-Hamas war, is now re-evaluating the move after it **** stirred controversy throughout the province. Ms. Gravel is a celebrated writer and illustrator of children’s books. **** The JPL, an independent non-profit, said in a statement provided to The Canadian Jewish News last week that although it wasn’t removing the books from its collection entirely, it had moved them out of public view. ****…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’, ‘censorship’, ‘SLAPP’, ‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Navalny’s death a ‘dark day for Russia’s democratic movement,’ says exiled activist

As It Happens6:43Navalny’s death a ‘dark day for Russia’s democratic movement,’ says exiled activist The public may never know the details of Alexei Navalny’s death, says exiled Russian activist Tanya Lokshina. But no matter what happened, she holds the Kremlin responsible. Navalny, the outspoken Russian opposition leader, _has died in prison at the age of 47_, according to Russian correctional authorities. In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said that Navalny « felt unwell » after a walk on Friday and « almost immediately…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Navalny’s team will continue his work, says ally Yarmysh

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny’s vision for change in Russia will be kept alive by his team, his ally and spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said in an interview. The Kremlin critic, 47, fell unconscious and died on Friday after a walk at the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a long prison sentence, the prison service said. « We lost our leader, but we didn’t lose our ideas and our beliefs », Yarmysh told Reuters via Zoom, speaking from an undisclosed location. She…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free press’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Nova Scotia man raised in Cape Breton wins human rights award after decades long advocacy against racism

SYDNEY, N.S. — A Whitney Pier-raised man has won the 39th annual Tom Miller Human Rights Award for his dedication to fighting systemic racism in Canada. This fight started with Rubin (Rocky) Coward’s own battle against racism directed at him while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces; racism that led to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Rubin retiring early, abruptly ending his military career early. « It was very humbling and it was exceedingly overwhelming, » said the 67-year- old about receiving the award. « I’ve been doing this for 30-some years and…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘racist slur’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Ontario Appeal Court rules Ford government’s Bill 124 is unconstitutional

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. National 3. Local News # Ontario Appeal Court rules Ford government’s Bill 124 is unconstitutional The Court of Appeal found in favour of the workers, which includes teachers and nurses, in a 2-1 decision. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Allison Jones and Liam Casey Published Feb 12, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 5 minute read Ontario’s top court is set to rule today on the constitutionality of a law that limited raises for more than one million workers in…

Apparaît sur: ottawacitizen.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to strike’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Ontario brewery receives onslaught of online hate after hosting Justin Trudeau

The Brewer’s Pantry has been at the centre of political threats and hate since last week. The storm came almost immediately after hosting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at local Liberal MP federal byelection candidate Robert Rock’s private campaign event on Thursday evening in Bowmanville, Ont. After word spread on local Facebook groups that the prime minister was at the event, they were inundated with messages of hate. “The phone was just blowing right up there, like you guys saw the worst: ‘You’re going to go bankrupt.’ ‘We can’t wait for…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Ontario to repeal public sector wage-cap law Bill 124 after Appeal Court loss

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. Canadian Politics 3. Canada # Ontario to repeal public sector wage-cap law Bill 124 after Appeal Court loss The Court of Appeal for Ontario found the law violated the collective bargaining rights of public sector workers, which includes nurses and teachers Author of the article: The Canadian Press Allison Jones and Liam Casey Published Feb 12, 2024 • Last updated 42 minutes ago • 5 minute read The law from Premier Doug Ford’s government — known as Bill 124 — capped salary increases for…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, ottawacitizen.com, ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘right to strike’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Ottawa late to respond to Emergencies Act commission findings

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has missed a deadline to respond to the findings and recommendations of Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed a federal inquiry into the government’s first and only use of the Emergencies Act in 2022. OTTAWA — The Liberal government has missed a deadline to respond to the findings and recommendations of Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed a federal inquiry into the government’s first and only use of the Emergencies Act in 2022. One year ago, Rouleau issued his final report on the government’s decision to declare…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com, winnipegfreepress.com, ctvnews.ca, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of assembly’]
Recensé le 18 février


 

Ottawa sees 19 per cent increase in reported hate crimes in 2023, police say

The number of reported hate crimes in Ottawa increased 19 per cent in 2023 from the year before, according to Ottawa police. The Hate and Bias Crime Unit investigated 460 reported incidents in 2023, including 344 criminal and 116 hate-motivated incidents. That’s up from 377 total incidents, including 300 criminal and 77 hate incidents, reported in Ottawa in 2022. Police say 43 people were charged with a total of 123 criminal offences. Four of those charges were formal hate-crime charges under the Criminal Code of Canada for public incitement of…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of assembly’, ‘incitement of hatred’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Palestinian students speak out on ‘disturbing trend’ of discrimination

Save A collection of Palestinian students and local community organization leaders spoke at Monday’s Waterloo Region District School Board meeting to illustrate for trustees how anti-Palestinian racism continues to escalate in schools. A Grade 7 student told they aren’t allowed to hang their artwork with the other students because it was a map of Palestine. Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in A teacher who gets side-eyed in the halls when she decides to wear a kaffiyeh. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Students who feel they are disproportionately under surveillance…

Apparaît sur: therecord.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Pellerin: Book bannings? Not if the Ottawa Public Library has anything to say about it

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Opinion 2. Columnists # Pellerin: Book bannings? Not if the Ottawa Public Library has anything to say about it In a civilized society, we don’t burn or otherwise destroy or restrict books — even when they make us feel uncomfortable. Published Feb 16, 2024 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 3 minute read How many books do you think the Ottawa Public Library removed last year? Read on. Photo by Julie Oliver /Postmedia ## Article content Freedom to Read Week begins Sunday and that’s a…

Apparaît sur: ottawacitizen.com,
Mots-clés: [‘intellectual freedom’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Police arrest man in connection with theft of Jackie Robinson statue

Open this photo in gallery: A bronze statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kan., on Jan. 25.Travis Heying/The Associated Press Police announced Tuesday the arrest of a 45-year-old man in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that later was found dismantled and burned. Wichita police Lt. Aaron Moses said the man was taken into custody earlier in an unrelated case and charged Monday in the theft. He said there was no evidence it was was a “hate-motivated crime” but rather…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Police say Ottawa’s reports of hate crimes up 19.5 per cent in 2023

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Ottawa 2. News # Police say Ottawa’s reports of hate crimes up 19.5 per cent in 2023 « Hate crimes are extremely underreported, » Ottawa police said in a news release. « We encourage anyone who has experienced a hate incident to report it to us for further investigation. » Published Feb 12, 2024 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 1 minute read Ottawa police statistics reflect a national trend in hate crime. Last summer, Statistics Canada reported a 27-per-cent increase in hate crime reports in 2021. Photo by…

Apparaît sur: ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement of hatred’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Politicians to debate options for banning graphic anti-abortion signs

## Article content If city politicians want to ban graphic images of fetuses on anti-abortion signage, they may have to create a new bylaw. In a report to city council’s community and protective services committee, city staff is recommending council not change an existing streets bylaw to ban the images, indicating current regulations are “content neutral” and only regulate “the location, size, number, construction, alteration, repair and maintenance of all outdoor signs and signs visible from the exterior of premises.” Article content “’Signage clutter; is the basis for regulating signs…

Apparaît sur: lfpress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Press Freedom Is Under Siege. What It Costs Us

To be an investigative journalist is a hard job. To be an investigative journalist in Russia requires nerves of tensile steel, boundless reserves of courage and a granite-hard dedication to the truth. Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, is one such person. As the editor of one of the few remaining independent news services in Russia, Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, along with Filipino American journalist and press freedom advocate Maria Ressa. The 2023 documentary _The Price of Truth_ follows Muratov’s work,…

Apparaît sur: thetyee.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘free press’, ‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Private Cancer Clinic Owners Threaten to Sue Whistleblowers

The owners of a privately owned Edmonton cancer care clinic are threatening to sue a group of doctors who filed a whistleblower complaint against an Alberta Health Services administrator, who is a minority share owner of the clinic. The Canadian Cancer Care or CCC clinic issued a cease-and-desist letter to five whistleblower doctors after The Tyee obtained the confidential complaint and published conflict of interest allegations made against AHS official Dr. Daniel O’Connell. Based on the complaint, O’Connell has been the subject of an internal AHS investigation since November 2022….

Apparaît sur: thetyee.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Protest at Bonnie Henry film part of alarming trend, Victoria police chief says

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Local News # Protest at Bonnie Henry film part of alarming trend, Victoria police chief says Forty to 50 protesters converged on the Vic Theatre at the premiere of Our Time to Be Kind, a documentary on the provincial health officer’s handling of the pandemic Published Feb 10, 2024 • 4 minute read Forty to 50 protesters converged on the Vic Theatre at the world première of Our Time to Be Kind, an 80-minute documentary on the provincial health officer’s career and her handling of the…

Apparaît sur: theprovince.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 11 février


 

Protests outside hospitals should be off-limits

Open this photo in gallery: Two Toronto Police vehicles are parked outside Mount Sinai Hospital on Feb. 14.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail Whether Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital was a target of pro-Palestinian demonstrators this week, as witnesses felt and politicians have declared, or just a coincidental stop along the way, is a matter of debate as I write this. Perhaps, as some have explained, the protesters who stood outside the hospital as someone scaled the scaffolding with a Palestinian flag, and as shouts of “Intifada!” were yelled through a megaphone…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump because he is ‘more experienced and predictable’

Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump because he is ‘more experienced and predictable’ Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump because he’s ‘more experienced and predictable’ President Vladimir Putin said Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden re-elected, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump. By The Associated Press Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump because he’s ‘more experienced and predictable’ AZ Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to attend a plenary session of the Future Technologies Forum at the World Trade Centre in Moscow, Russia,…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com, torontosun.com, ctvnews.ca, winnipegfreepress.com, nationalpost.com, thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump because …

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump. Speaking in an interview with a correspondent of Russian state television, Putin declared that he will work with any U.S. leader who is elected, but noted unequivocally that he would prefer Biden’s victory when asked who would be a better choice from the point of view of Russia. “Biden, he’s more experienced, more predictable, he’s a politician of the old formation,”…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Putin signs law to confiscate assets of those convicted of discrediting the Russian army

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday that will allow authorities to confiscate money, valuables and other assets from people convicted of spreading “deliberately false information” about the country’s military. The bill sailed through the lower and upper houses of the Russian parliament, and was unanimously endorsed by the upper house last week. The speaker of the lower house, Vyacheslav Volodin, said the measure includes harsher punishment for “traitors who sling mud at our country and our troops” and would “strip those scoundrels of honorary titles, confiscate their assets,…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, ctvnews.ca, nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’, ‘fake news’, ‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Reports of hate crimes up 19.5 per cent in 2023, Ottawa police say

## Article content Police in Ottawa say the number of reports it received about hate crimes increased by nearly 20 per cent in 2023, with Ottawa’s Jewish community and LGBTQ2+ people among the most frequently targeted. The police force released its annual statistics Monday, saying its hate and bias crime unit addressed 460 reported incidents in 2023, including 344 criminal and 116 hate-motivated incidents. That’s compared to a total of 377 in 2022, marking an increase of 19.5 per cent. Article content Police define a hate crime as a criminal…

Apparaît sur: ottawacitizen.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement of hatred’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Scandal-mired Toyota group automaker Daihatsu reshuffles leadership

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. PMN Business # Scandal-mired Toyota group automaker Daihatsu reshuffles leadership Author of the article: The Associated Press Yuri Kageyama Published Feb 13, 2024 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 2 minute read FILE – Daihatsu Motor’s President Soichiro Okudaira speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, on Dec. 20, 2023. Toyota said Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 that the president, chairman and other top officials of its small car maker Daihatsu were stepping down as the company works to repair damage from a scandal over bogus…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

Self-exploitation by young children alarms authorities, shocks parents

Children as young as five in Manitoba are trying to share nude videos of themselves on social media — often using a parent’s account — in a trend that has alarmed police and protection agencies. Called self-exploitation, most kids are recording the images to be silly, but they don’t understand the consequences or dangers, said RCMP Cpl. Gord Olson. “We’re seeing an uptick in the younger kids getting involved — a lot of elementary school students from five to nine, or 10 years old,” said the member of the RCMP’s…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free press’, ‘free expression’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Stephen Buffalo: ‘The new missionaries’ — environmentalists are trying to keep First Nations down

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Stephen Buffalo: ‘The new missionaries’ — environmentalists are trying to keep First Nations down Charlie Angus’ fossil fuel bill is a direct assault on Indigenous peoples Published Feb 12, 2024 • Last updated 28 minutes ago • 4 minute read NDP MP Charlie Angus Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press ## Article content First Nations people used to consider NDP MP Charlie Angus an ally, as he has been outspoken on issues of Indigenous poverty and government mismanagement. Canadians do not want to…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated …

Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. Tech executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce a new voluntary framework for how they will respond to AI-generated deepfakes that deliberately trick voters. Twelve other companies — including Elon Musk’s X — are also signing on to the accord. “Everybody recognizes that no one tech company, no one government, no…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com, globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’, ‘free speech’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Terence Corcoran: The heated battle between ‘skeptics’ and climate ‘dictators’

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. FP Comment # Terence Corcoran: The heated battle between ‘skeptics’ and climate ‘dictators’ Court case between scientist Michael Mann and journalist Mark Steyn underscored by debate on scientific skepticism Published Feb 16, 2024 • 4 minute read Journalist Mark Steyn at the Petroleum Club in Calgary in 2013. Photo by GREG FULMES/NATIONAL POST ## Article content In a decision last week that should shock all who believe in free speech and open science debate, a Washington Superior Court jury found journalist Mark Steyn and another writer…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘protected speech’, ‘free speech’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Thai journalists arrested for news coverage of anarchist graffiti on temple

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two Thai journalists have been arrested for their story about an activist spray painting an anarchist symbol and a symbol critical of « lese majeste » laws on a Bangkok temple wall almost a year ago, the police and their lawyers said on Tuesday. Nattaphol Meksobhon, a reporter from an independent online news outlet Prachatai, and freelance news photographer Nattaphon Phanphongsanon were arrested on Monday. The two journalists were charged with being accomplices to damaging an historical site and public vandalism, said Thai…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of the press’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

The NDP’s effort to ban the promotion of Big Oil misses the mark

Open this photo in gallery: NDP MP for Timmins-James Bay Charlie Angus rises during Question Period, on Dec. 1, 2023 in Ottawa.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Charlie Angus might mean well. But the premise of the NDP MP’s private member’s bill – which would ban advertising from fossil-fuel producers – is absurd. It begins with the premise that targeting oil and natural-gas baddies can solve difficult environmental issues. And it is stunts like this that blight reasonable discussions about what to do about our deep entanglement with fossil fuels. The bill,…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

The answer to book bans? Read banned books

Open this photo in gallery: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: THE GLOBE AND MAIL. SOURCES: GETTY IMAGES _Kit Dobson is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary and author of the forthcoming novel_We Are Already Ghosts. The late Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison suggested that many of the attempts to ban or censor her books were “absurd.” As a new wave of censorship crests, this sentiment seems to be a shared one. Authors, illustrators and publishers are looking on with incredulity as new challenges to books surface in…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘to censor’, ‘book ban’, ‘censorship’, ‘intellectual freedom’, ‘hate message’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

TikTok to ramp up fight against fake news, covert influence ahead of EU elections

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – ByteDance-owned social media platform TikTok said on Wednesday it will ramp up its fight against fake news and covert influence operations in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June with a local language app in all 27 countries. Tiktok said the individual local language « election centres » build on work it first started in 2021, which accelerated last year when Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Spain went to the polls. The app is designed to better…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Toronto supervised injection site linked to a murder is hit with a class-action lawsuit

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. Canada # Toronto supervised injection site linked to a murder is hit with a class- action lawsuit Comment: Realizing politicians and harm reduction activists are barriers to safety, a besieged neighbourhood fights back Published Feb 15, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 24 minute read Members of a Toronto neighbourhood have launched a class-action lawsuit against the South Riverdale Community Health Centre and supervised injection site. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post ## Article content _Derek Finkle lives across the street from…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, vancouversun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Trial over lavish NRA spending nears jury, Wayne LaPierre’s lawyer calls it a political witch hunt

A state’s lawyer said in closing arguments Thursday at a civil trial claiming former National Rifle Association executives wildly misspent millions of dollars on private flights, vacations and other lavish perks that the gun rights group and its ex-CEO were caught “with their hands in the cookie jar.” But a lawyer for former NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre dismissed the case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James as a political witch hunt, saying James was intent on destroying the powerful non-profit advocacy group. Meanwhile, a lawyer for the…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Two Thai journalists arrested for covering anti-monarchist vandalism of temple wall freed on bail

BANGKOK (AP) — Two Thai journalists arrested for reporting on the vandalism of Bangkok temple wall with graffiti criticizing a pro-monarchy law were released on bail Tuesday, a lawyer’s group said. The arrests, carried out separately on Monday, nearly a year after the incident, drew widespread criticism and raised concerns from several right groups over the state of media freedom in Thailand. The Royal Palace police station, which made the arrests, said Nutthaphol Meksobhon, a reporter for the independent online media Prachatai, and Natthapon Phanphongsanon, a freelance photographer, were charged…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’, ‘media freedom’]
Recensé le 13 février


 

U of T adds ‘civil discourse’ adviser amid growing polarization over Israel-Hamas war

As part of an undergraduate course in contemporary American fiction, University of Toronto Prof. Randy Boyagoda recently had his students watch Greta Gerwig’s « Barbie. » He then assigned them to read “’ Barbie’ is bad. There, I said it , » a takedown of the top-grossing film by New York Times columnist Pamela Paul who argued that not liking the movie doesn’t make one a misogynist. Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in Switch accounts In the class discussion that followed, Boyagoda found many students persuaded by the opinion piece….

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

UK records worst year for antisemitism after outbreak of Israel-Hamas war

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded thousands of antisemitic incidents after the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in October, making 2023 the worst year for UK antisemitism since 1984, when Jewish advisory body CST began recording such data, it said on Thursday. The number of antisemitic incidents across the country reached 4,103, more than twice the figure in 2022, amid a surge of threats, hate speech, violence and damage to Jewish institutions and property, the Community Security Trust said. The…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

US judge blocks Ohio law restricting children’s use of social media

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday prevented Ohio from implementing a new law that requires social media companies, including Meta Platform’s Instagram and ByteDance’s TikTok, to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16 to use their platforms. Chief U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley in Columbia agreed with the tech industry trade group NetChoice that the law violated minors’ free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. It marked the latest court decision blocking a state’s law designed to…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

US judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC’s Twitter probe

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -A federal judge ordered Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, giving the regulator and the billionaire a week to agree on a date and location for the interview. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler’s order, issued on Saturday night, formalized a tentative ruling she made in December that sided with the regulator. The SEC sued Musk in October to compel the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to testify…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 11 février


 

VEZINA: Analyzing why something happened is not justifying it

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists 2. Canada # VEZINA: Analyzing why something happened is not justifying it For example, one can be critical of the Israeli government’s actions toward the Palestinians prior to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack without justifying or supporting terrorism Published Feb 15, 2024 • 3 minute read Palestinians celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis southern Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Photo by Hassan Eslaiah /AP Photo ## Article content Being able to separate analysis from justification is important when…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’, ‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Weekend Posted: Some great stories you may have missed

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News # Weekend Posted: Some great stories you may have missed The rise of non-traditional relationships, an up-close look at what has happened in Israel since Oct. 7, how a snitch took down a cross-border drug smuggling ring, and more Published Feb 11, 2024 • Last updated 18 hours ago • 4 minute read What happens when around 40% of young adults believe traditional marriage is outdated? Increased polyamory, in it’s various forms. Photo by Getty Images ## Article content Welcome to your Weekend Posted. Hopefully…

Apparaît sur: calgaryherald.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’, ‘free speech’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin …

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the reported death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government. “It is obvious that he was killed by Putin,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was visiting Berlin as he sought aid for his country as it fights off an invasion by Russia. “Putin doesn’t care who dies — only for him to hold his position. This is why he must hold onto nothing. Putin must lose everything…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

What went wrong with Bob Marley: One Love?

Ziggy Marley’s movie is not receiving the love its name calls for. Despite the fact that _Bob Marley: One Love_ was, Ziggy says, a labour of love, a slew of negative reviews and _limp early box office numbers_ have already poured in. That biopic tells the story of his father, the legendary Jamaican reggae artist who helped to cement both the genre and the closely associated Rastafari religion in the public consciousness. And while Bob died over 40 years ago from melanoma, it took until 2018 for Ziggy and the…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 15 février


 

Whistleblowers want to speak to panel probing DA …

(NewsNation) — Several “whistleblowers” in Georgia reportedly want to talk to a panel investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the lead prosecutor in an election interference case against former President Donald Trump. A special panel is looking into whether Willis misused state money by engaging in an alleged romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a member of her team prosecuting Trump. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports panel members plan to hire an outside attorney and researcher. State lawmakers said Friday there are quite a few whistleblowers who are eager to speak…

Apparaît sur: newsnationnow.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’, ‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 12 février


 

‘The waste that was the ArriveCan app.’ The Auditor-General’s report, plus other letters to the editor for Feb. 14

Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s ArriveCAN app log in screen is seen on a mobile device on Feb. 12 in Ottawa.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press ### ArriveCan accountability Re “Auditor-General’s ArriveCan report finds ‘glaring disregard’ for basic management practices” (Feb. 13): In the early days of running a boutique consulting firm, I naively attended sessions run by well-meaning federal bureaucrats, whose purpose was to encourage small businesses to bid on government work. The byzantine number of systems, forms, “skills grids” and acronyms revealed to me a key reason why bidding…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 14 février


 

Archives Droits et libertés. Le 14 février 1989, l’auteur Salman Rushdie est menacé de mort.

Le 14 février 1989, le chef suprême de la révolution iranienne, l’ayatollah Khomeini, signe un décret (fatwa) qui exhorte tout musulman pieux à abattre Salman Rushdie. Quel crime l’écrivain américano-britannique d’origine indienne a-t-il commis pour mériter un tel châtiment? La réponse dans nos archives. ## Une tempête se déchaîne > Eh bien! l’ayatollah Khomeini ne lésine pas sur les moyens pour se > débarrasser d’un mauvais musulman. Il vient de condamner à mort l’écrivain > Salman Rushdie, de même que les éditeurs de son roman, _Les versets > sataniques,_ pour…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Francophonie. Des médias traditionnels et sociaux propagent du racisme, selon une nouvelle étude.

Des Edmontoniens francophones estiment que des médias sociaux et traditionnels continuent d’entretenir des préjugés et de faire des discriminations à connotation raciste qui ont un effet négatif sur leur santé mentale et leur épanouissement socioprofessionnel. C’est ce qui ressort d’une nouvelle étude commandée par l’Alliance Jeunesse-Famille de l’Alberta Society (AJFAS). L’étude menée par le politologue Mamadou Ka, de l’Université de Saint- Boniface, au Manitoba, auprès de 60 personnes âgées en moyenne de 20 ans et qui vivent à Edmonton depuis au moins six ans, a été présentée jeudi à la…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘désinformation’, ‘fausses informations’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Mobilisation citoyenne. Deux ans plus tard, le mouvement « liberté » revient sur la colline parlementaire.

Deux ans après une importante opération policière qui a mis fin au convoi des camionneurs, certains participants seront de retour sur la colline du Parlement cette fin de semaine pour souligner cet anniversaire. Même si les organisateurs hésitent à chiffrer le nombre de personnes attendues, le Service de police d’Ottawa (SPO) a déclaré qu’il était au courant de la manifestation samedi, en raison des messages publiés sur les réseaux sociaux à cet effet. Dans une déclaration envoyée à CBC, le SPO a indiqué avoir consulté ses partenaires municipaux, provinciaux et…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de manifester’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Politique provinciale. Des experts du droit contestent la nouvelle politique sur l’identité de genre en Alberta.

Une trentaine de professionnels du droit se sont réunis pour présenter une lettre ouverte au gouvernement de l’Alberta dans laquelle ils dénoncent sa politique sur l’identité de genre. « Nous nous sommes unis afin d’exprimer nos inquiétudes profondes à propos des restrictions annoncées par le gouvernement ciblant les jeunes transgenres. » Les 36 signataires se présentent comme des universitaires, chercheurs et membres des facultés de droit de l’Université de l’Alberta et de l’Université de Calgary. La lettre de 6 pages (Nouvelle fenêtre) (en anglais) détaille les points sur lesquels ils contestent les…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de pensée’]
Recensé le 16 février


 

Proche-Orient, l’éternel conflit. C.-B. : Une veillée à la mémoire des journalistes tués à Gaza, en Israël et au Liban.

À la lueur des chandelles, les noms de plusieurs dizaines de journalistes morts en Cisjordanie, à Gaza, en Israël et au Liban depuis le 7 octobre ont été lus devant une foule rassemblée au carré Robson, au centre-ville de Vancouver. Des fleurs et des bougies en main, les personnes rassemblées, parmi lesquelles se trouvaient des journalistes de la région, se sont recueillies devant les photos des professionnels des médias qui ont perdu la vie dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions. Ouvrir en mode plein écran Selon les organisateurs, il était important…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de la presse’]
Recensé le 17 février


 

Relations de travail. Les professeurs de l’Université de Brandon votent en faveur d’un mandat de grève.

Près de 87 % des membres du syndicat des professeurs de l’Université de Brandon ont voté pour donner un mandat de grève à leur syndicat, afin d’exiger, entre autres, un nouveau contrat de travail et de meilleures conditions salariales. Le vote a pris fin samedi à minuit, et s’est déroulé par bulletin électronique. Le président du syndicat Gautam Srivastava a indiqué que ce mandat de grève ne signifie pas forcément que ses membres se rendront bientôt sur la ligne de piquetage. Les quelque 260 professeurs à temps plein et environ…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté académique’]
Recensé le 18 février