In wake of Washington Post columnist’s murder, MPs say Canada has role to play in defence of global press freedom

MPs who are former journalists should speak out 'very loudly' to defend global press freedom, say MPs.

Former Liberal cabinet minister Irwin Cotler says as a former journalist, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, understands that press freedom is 'one of the most fundamental freedoms.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

October 29, 2018

Journalists around the world are increasingly under threat, most notably with the murder of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2, and MPs who are former journalists say the Canadian government has a role to play in defending the freedom of the press globally. �...

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