Tributes pour in for his single minded devotion to the cause of the ethnic media in Multicultural Canada

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Toronto (May 6, 2010) — Ben Viccari, a champion of Canadian multiculturalism, who led the Canadian Ethnic Media Association for 10 years, establishing it as a force to be reckoned with when it came to ethnic media and communications, died early today at the St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto as a result of complications arising from pneumonia. He was 92 and remained an active writer, journalist and broadcaster a year before his death, when his physical condition forced him into retirement. (more…)

A snapshot of free speech issues in Canada

An excerpt from the first ever report on the state of free expression in Canada, published today by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.  May3 is World Press Freedom Day. The full press release from CJFE, explaining the report and its importance, is published after the excerpt in this posting. (more…)