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About Brent Jolly

Brent Jolly is the national president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. The CAJ is a professional organization with more than 700 members across Canada. It’s primary roles are public-interest advocacy work and professional development for its members.

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Law enforcement’s treatment of journalists should send a chill down everyone’s spine

While international human rights pariahs such as China, Myanmar, Egypt, and Russia dominate the list of countries jockeying for the infamous title of “world’s most repressive regime,” oceans away, concerns about press freedom have begun to wash ashore on Canada’s West Coast, writes Brent Jolly.
Opinion | December 23rd 2021

Canada's press freedom is in more danger than you think

Since becoming president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, Brent Jolly has witnessed how COVID-19 has not only crippled the health of Canadian citizens but also damaged the health of democracy in Canada.
Opinion | May 3rd 2021

If journalists work together, we can ensure truth will always win

There is a growing concern among journalists about whether the historical standard of “fair and balanced” can continue to prevail over simple “right and wrong,” writes CAJ president Brent Jolly.
Opinion | February 5th 2021

It's Groundhog Day — again — for freedom-of-information reform in Canada

Ask journalists and they’ll tell you the numbers revealed in a recent information commissioner’s report are the norm, rather than the exception, says Brett Jolly, national president of the Canadian Association of Journalists.
Opinion | December 1st 2020

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