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Postscript on the New McCarthyism, rabble.ca, Dec 20, 2010
Letter by Michael Keefer to Premier Dalton McGuinty, re: Jenny Peto’s MA thesis, Dec 11, 2010
Jenny Peto scandal shows that it’s time to clean house at OISE, nationalpost.ca, Dec 11, 2010
Peto’s Holocaust education polemic not worthy of a master’s, macleans.ca, Dec 10, 2010
Ontario minister slams student thesis on Holocaust education, thestar.ca, Dec 8, 2010
Gaza controversy a result of lackluster leadership, ubyssey.ca, Dec 8, 2010
The AMS: spending your money to investigate terrorism, ubyssey.ca, Dec 6, 2010
UBC student government checking Gaza donation for terror ties, nationalpost.ca, Dec 2, 2010
Standing morality on its head, nationalpost.ca, Nov 27, 2010
SFSC News release: Coalition to push governments, universities to adopt definition of anti-Semitism that outlaws criticism of Israel
Caeasar and the Ottawa Protocol, rabble.ca, Nov 17, 2010
Don’t confuse criticism with anti-Semitism, Burnaby Now/New West Record, Nov 13, 2010
Anti-Semitic to criticize Israeli construction in Jerusalem?, globe and mail, Nov 10, 2010
Harper on Israel: Is the Prime Minister mentally sound?, rabble.ca, Nov 10, 2010
Fight against anti-Semitism renewed with ‘Ottawa Protocol’, National Post, Nov 9, 2010
An enduring hatred: Irwin Cotler Defining the new anti-Semitism, National Post, Nov 9, 2010
Tory MP hits back at critics of anti-Semitism conference, Globe and Mail, Nov 8, 2010
Group questions premise of anti-Semitism conference, Globe and Mail, Nov 8, 2010
Harper pledges ‘relentless’ stand against anti-Semitism, Globe and Mail, Nov 8, 2010
The CPCCA should be reconfigured to combat racism against all peoples, rabble.ca, Nov 8, 2010
Anti-Semitism and free speech: In Parliament this weekend, rabble.ca, Nov 4, 2010
A tale of two ghettoes, National Post, Nov 2, 2010
Anti-Semitism on your magazine rack–courtesy of Adbusters, National Post, Oct 24, 2010
Coalition aims to criminalise criticism of Israel, Gabriola Flying Shingle, Oct 4 2010
Israel apologists cry wolf with claims of ‘antisemitism’, Vancouver Courier September 29, 2010
Author speaking on anti-semitism, Comox Valley Echo, September 24, 2010
Criticize Israel, go to jail, Edmonton Vue, Sept 21 2010
Book launch supports free speech, Nanaimo News Bulletin, Sept 21, 2010
Radio Interview with Michael Keefer, author of Antisemitism: Real and Imagined
A Mideast reading list for Tories willing to learn, The Globe and Mail, Aug. 27, 2010
Book on anti-Semitism challenges Parliamentary coalition’s objectivity, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, April 6, 2010
Dennis Skulsky resigns from Canwest “to spend more time with his family”, straight.com, March 12, 2010
The Bloc Quebecois quits Coalition to Combat Antisemitism, Le Devoir, March 10, 2010
Torstar among final bidders for CanWest papers, Globe and Mail, March 10, 2010
Aspers bid to reclaim newspaper chain, Globe and Mail, March 10, 2010
Free speech at risk in Apartheid Week debacle, rabble.ca, March 10, 2010
Israel is an apartheid state and that is why they are losing legitimacy, rabble.ca, March 2, 2010
The Canadian Parliamentary Farce to Combat Antisemitism, Independent Jewish Voices Canada, March 2010
End of era as Leonard Asper leaves CanWest over conflict of interest, Globe and Mail, March 4, 2010
The CanWest papers, Globe and Mail, Feb 26, 2010
CPCCA: What it means for Canadians, Canadian Dimension, Feb 4, 2010
Canadian Policy: The Jerusalem effect, opednews.com, Jan 26, 2020
Rosebud. The rise and fall of CanWest, acreativerevolution.ca, Jan 10, 2029 (sfsc posted Jan 19)
Don’t expect ‘contrarian’ Liberals to tilt papers left, Globe and Mail, Jan 18, 2010
Group including Jerry Grafstein seeks 3 CanWest papers, Globe and Mail, Jan 18, 2010
Policy and prejudice: De-funding Canadian aid projects, rabble.ca, Jan 18, 2010
Shaming us all, Ottawa Citizen, Dec 30, 2009
CanWest newspaper chain leaves 300 creditors unpaid, Globe and Mail, Jan 15, 2010
CanWest lenders can’t wait on sale, Scotiabank tells Asper, Globe and Mail, Jan 10, 2010
CanWest newspapers for sale despite Asper’s objections, Globe and Mail, Jan 8, 2010
Scotiabank now Canada’s biggest publisher, Globe and Mail, Jan 8, 2010
Canwest puts papers up for sale, cbc.ca , Jan 8, 2010
Confusing politics and prejudice in the fight against anti-semitism, rabble.ca, Jan 6, 2010
New libel defence allowed by Supreme Court, cbc.ca, Dec 22, 2009
Canwest: still SLAPPing people around, Dawg’s Blawg, Dec 16, 2009
What to do if someone SLAPPs you, rabble.ca, Dec 16, 2009
HUAC North and its backers, Dawg’s Blawg, Dec 13, 2009
Out of commission, Toronto Star blog of Antonia Zerbisias, Dec 11, 2009
Israel’s critics will not be silenced!, Canadian Dimension, Aug 31, 2009 (added Dec 13, 2009)
A Satire & Parody Right Needs Legislation, excesscopyright blog, added to SFSC Dec 8, 2009 (posted August 3, 2009)
VESTA votes on “free speech”, Jewish Independent, Dec 4, 2009
CanWest suitor search draws 20, Globe and Mail, Dec 3, 2009
CanWest pensioners’ lives in limbo, Globe and Mail, Nov 30, 2009
Will Harper criminalize criticism of Israel?, rabble.ca, Nov. 19, 2009
Balance on Mideast is a liability, Toronto Star, Nov. 20, 2009
Makes the Yes Men look like young republicans, submedia.tv, Nov. 16, 2009
CanWest Attempts to Halt Free Speech Satirists, openmedia.ca, Nov 12, 2009
Canwest newspaper outsourcing jobs, cbc.ca, Sept. 5, 2009
Canwest fights global war on satire despite threat of bankruptcy, straight.com, Nov. 6, 2009
No trademark on free speech, The Star, Aug 29, 2009
CanWest-Goldman battle erupts, Globe and Mail, Nov 2, 2009
No outside buyer, CanWest shuffles National Post, Globe and Mail, Oct 31, 2009
Canwest continues anti-satire lawsuit, despite looming bankruptcy, artthreat.net, October 28, 2009
CanWest to transfer National Post to its publishing division, Globe and Mail, Oct 28, 2009
Bonuses for CanWest bosses?, rabble.ca, October 27, 2009
The short end of the Canwest stick, Macleans, October 20, 2009
Final CanWest episode needs a white knight, Globe and Mail, Oct 19, 2009
Canwest Wins More Time To Reshape Newspaper Unit, Rueters, Oct 16, 2009
Canwest Receives Notice Of Delisting From TSX Effective November 13, Globe and Mail, Oct 15, 2009
Scotiabank, creditors to control CanWest dailies, Globe and Mail, Oct 7, 2009
The Asper dream ends, the selloff begins, Globe and Mail, Oct 7, 2009
Canwest wins court shelter for Global TV, Post, cbc.ca, Oct 6, 2009
Canwest seeks bankruptcy protection for broadcasting assets and National Post, straight.com, Oct 6, 2009
CanWest assets likely to be sold after company files for creditor protection, Globe and Mail, Oct 6, 2009
Godfrey wins backers for buyout of CanWest papers, Globe and Mail, Oct 1, 2009
Gaza and the ‘New’ Anti-Semitism, Columbia Journal, September 2009
‘We’re Screwed’: Yes Men’s Media Heist Blankets City with ‘Special Edition’ New York Post, CommonDreams.org, Sept. 21, 2009
Parody as fair dealing in Canada, Oxford Journal of Intellectual Property Law, July 2009
Canwest shares take a beating, closing at six-and-a-half cents, straight.com, July 9, 2009
Copyright Law, Freedom of Expression and Canwest v. Horizon, lawiscool.com, June 26, 2009
Greenpeace Parody of Newspaper Spotlights Climate, New York Times, June 18, 2009 (see web version of International Herald-Tribune parody here)
New law makes it harder to SLAPP in Quebec, Montreal Gazette, June 4, 2009
CanWest newspapers seeking worker concessions: union, Canadian Press, June 12, 2009
CanWest gets ready for new face near the top, Globe and Mail, June 6, 2009
Canwest Global subsidiary misses $10M in debt payments, cbc.ca, May 29, 2009
Split on free speech, Langara Journalism Review, May 8, 2009
Inside the Canwest talks, theglobeandmail.com, May 8, 2009
The last days of a dynasty, Macleans, April 30, 2009
Canwest shares worthless, to be avoided – analysts, reuters.com, April 13, 2009
Winnipeg Free Press columnist says Aspers will lose control of Canwest, Georgia Straight, April 11, 2009
‘It’s sad… the company is done’, Winnipeg Free Press, April 11, 2009
Can Canadians practice parody?, Fuse Magazine, Apr 9, 2009 – Please support Fuse magazine by subscribing at fusemagazine.org
‘No finish line’ for Canwest cuts: Skulsky, thetyee.ca, Apr 9, 2009
Canwest writes off $1B in assets, loses $1.4B in 2nd quarter, cbc.ca, Apr 9, 2009
Canwest Watch, macleans.ca, Apr 9, 2009
Adbusters given green light to sue TV broadcasters, thetyee.ca, April 7, 2009
CanWest’s math problem, globeandmail.com, April 7, 2009
Canwest’s dance with debt, cbc.ca, Apr 7, 2009
Satirists, the world’s unacknowledged legislators, cbc.ca, Mar 24, 2009
A world without satire? Canwest sues satirists, CCPA Monitor, Mar 24, 2009
Family ties, macleans.ca, Mar 21, 2009
Some broadcasters are more equal than others, macleans.ca, Mar 20, 2009
Canwest appears to be lumbering towards bankruptcy restructuring, say observers, Canadian Press, Mar 13, 2009
Canwest wins round in parody suit, thetyee.ca, Mar 5, 2009
Broadcasters seek changes for ‘broken’ industry, Globe and Mail, Mar 4, 2009 (Canwest seeks 45%-75% reduction in local programming requirements)
Government should come up with plan for media cuts, shutdowns, Hill Times, Mar 2, 2009
Stopping the press, Globe and Mail, Feb 28, 2009
Canwest drops parody suit against printer, thetyee.ca, Feb 26, 2009
Aspers losing grip on Canwest empire, Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 23, 2009 – Be sure to check the comments
Canwest’s albatross on the balance sheet, The Globe and Mail, Feb 23, 2009
IJV Protest of Carleton University’s harassment of student organizers of Israeli Apartheid Week, Canpalnet Ottawa, Feb 20, 2009
University of Ottawa and Carleton suppress free speech on Palestine, Feb 20, 2009
Canwest Global shares tumble to historical low on the TSX, Canadian Press, Feb 20, 2009
Canwest seeks financial saviour amid credit crisis, The Globe and Mail, Feb 20, 2009
Exposed: University of Toronto suppresses pro-Palestinian activism, Rabble.ca, Feb 18, 2009
Canwest creaks under debtload, may seek protection, Reuters, Feb 12, 2009
BC Civil Liberties Association opposes Canwest’s attempt to loosen license restrictions, BCCLA, Jan 29, 2009
The Return of the Prodigal Daughter: Carel Moiseiwitsch’s This Is a True Story, The Crib Sheet, Jan 25, 2009
Canwest internal memo details severe cost cutting measures, Bill Tieleman’s Blog, Jan 23, 2009
BCCLA calls on City Council to respect freedom of expression for Olympic protesters, BCCLA, Jan 22, 2009
Why let Canwest off the hook?, -30- Blog of Canadian Media Guild President, Jan 22, 2009
Canwest has $33M quarterly loss, debt worry, Yahoo Finance, Jan 14, 2009
Canwest Credit Rating Taken Down A Couple Of Notches, Eh?, Editor and Publisher Blog, Jan 8, 2009
Canwest suit against activists continues, GlobeandMail.com, Jan 5, 2009
Parody and Free Speech in Vancouver, faircopyright.ca, Dec 27, 2009
Parody Defence Not Available according to BC Court, excesscopyright.ca
Censorship and Canwest, Naeem Siddiqi’s Blog
Media-political complex: Campbell’s Hydro ad and Harper’s shovel, Georgia Straight
Canwest Suit May Test Limits of Free Speech, thetyee.ca
B.C. man secretly taped in own home, then sued over comments, cbc.ca story about outrageous SLAPP suit in BC
How I Changed Libel Law, Rafe Mair discusses his case and SLAPP suits in thetyee.ca
Canwest wins motion against maker of Sun parody, Stockwatch
Producer of fake Vancouver Sun cannot argue freedom of expression, Georgia Straight
Story of two spoofs and media stupor, rabble.ca
The curious case of Q (Yes Men open door to Sun parody, Q host slams it shut on CBC radio – 4min in)
Media blackout: the story Canadians won’t discuss, blather.net
Briemberg, Moiseiwitsch, Murray v Canwest, p2pnet.net
Charges send Canwest to $1.02B loss in Q4, cbc.ca
Prank NY Times offers ‘All the news we hope to print’, cbc.ca (which has never reported on the Vancouver Sun parody or Canwest’s lawsuit) also reported in the Washington Post, National Post, Toronto Star and the globeandmail.com
CanWest: Oh the Times They Are A-Changin’, Westcoast Indie News
Canwest cuts 560 jobs, five per cent of workforce, Canadian Press
Canwest drops suit against pro-Palestine activist, thetyee.ca
Canwest drops lawsuit against Mordecai Briemberg, Georgia Straight
Free speech victory: Canwest drops suit against Mordecai Briemberg, Canadian Dimension blog
Canwest huffs and puffs while free speech burns, reclaimthemedia.org
National Post discontinues print edition in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, CBC As It Happens
CanWest’s lawsuit over Sun parody raised at Media Democracy Day, Georgia Straight
Journalist alleges she was told that she’ll never write for CanWest, Georgia Straight
CanWest Global Communications Corp. now a penny stock, Georgia Straight
Why Did I Buy CanWest Stock?, thetyee.ca
Canwest stock slips below $1, The Globe and Mail
Creative licence vs copyright law, Common Ground (more info at www.kimberlybaker.ca)
Parody distributor SLAPP-ed, Green Left Online (Australia)
YouTube videos on CanWest issues, Social Justice Librarian
Silencing satire, Jewish Peace News
Media giant sues pro-Palestinian activists, Green Left Online (Australia)
Who wins?, New Constant: Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs.
Canwest: Media Bully, The (unofficial) blog of the BCLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee and tara robertson’s blog
Free speech not safe from attack by Canadian media corporation, Atlantic Free Press
Media giant CanWest slaps SLAPP suit on Palestinian activists, Tuque Souq
CanWest SLAPP suit muzzles ‘leftie’ critics of Israel, on cupe.ca and cupe.bc.ca
Huffing and puffing to silence criticism of Israel, electronicintifada.net
Interview with Mordecai Briemberg, Canadian Jewish Outlook, Sept./Oct. 2008
Intellectual Cleansing: PART 1 – Keeping The Media Safe For Big Business, Media Lens UK (scroll to the end of Part 1) – also on zmag.org
Canadian media attempt to silence on Israel, electronicintifada.net
Canwest SLAPPs activists over parody, straightgoods.ca
Free-speech advocates rally for support in lawsuit by media conglomerate, WestEnder
Free speech not safe from attack by Canadian media corporation, Activist Magazine, Znet
TradeMark Troubles by Mordecai Briemberg, in INDEX ON CENSORSHIP
Free speechers call for CanWest to drop suit, SFSC letter in the Georgia Straight
CanWest huffs and puffs while free speech burns, by Carel Moiseiwitsch and Gordon Murray (Palestine Media Collective) in the Georgia Straight
The Palestine Media Collective speaks out on CanWest parody, Press release from the Palestine Media Collective
CanWest publisher defends Briemberg lawsuit to staff, CanWest internal memo published by the Georgia Straight
Seriously Free Speech Committee recognizes CanWest with award, Georgia Straight
Media giant Canwest silences its critics, The Republic of East Vancouver
Vancouver Sun Parody and SLAPP, Social Justice Librarian
Canawest sues Health Canada over “freedom of speech”, Common Ground
SLAPPing dissent, Canadian Jewish Outlook
Fake Sun Lawsuit + A reaction from Mordecai Briemberg, Chinese in Vancouver
Canwest not amused, The Jewish Independent
Frank Challenges CanWest, Georgia Straight
Standing up to the corporate media bully, rabble.ca
CanWest lawsuit defendant Briemberg wins peace award, Georgia Straight
Free speech, if you can afford it, The Globe and Mail / Rabble.ca
CanWest’s latest battle: a ‘fake’ newspaper, The Globe and Mail
Litigiously yours, CanWest, Toronto Life
Canada’s Media Bully, Adbusters
Remedial Media, Frank Magazine
Canadian Human Rights Hypocrisy, ZNet
parody+politics=lawsuit from CanWest, The (unofficial) blog of the BC Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee
Criticize CanWest, get sued, The Canadian Journalism Project
Why did Canwest sue me for somthing I didn’t do: an interview with Mordecai Briemberg, Shahrgon (in Farsi and in English)
Canada’s largest media conglomerate sues professor for handing out Israeli anniversary parody edition, Jewish Voice for Peace, MuzzleWatch.org
CanWest SLAPPing freedom of speech around, RustyIdols.ca
Suit Looks Strange, Langara College Voice
CanWest Global Goliath Goes After Media David, ViveLeCanada.ca / Pacifc Free Press / Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
Fake edition of Sun sets off lawsuit, Vancouver Sun