Global coalition calls on Canadian government to take urgent action on press freedom crisis

Newspapers Canada has joined a coalition of industry organizations calling on the federal government to take action on eroding press freedom in Canada.

As the letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Public Safety points out: Canada recently dropped ten places in Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index.

To see the full list of the consortium’s recommendations to government, please take a look at the full statement here.