Greg Mercer

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Online campaign targeting Globe journalist draws condemnation as an attack on press freedom

Online campaign targeting Globe journalist draws condemnation as an attack on press freedom

An online campaign that targeted a Globe and Mail journalist, in part using surreptitiously taken photos of her in public, was widely condemned on Monday, including by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a national journalism organization that called the campaign an attack on press freedom. Reporter Carrie Tait, who has been investigating allegations of political interference at Alberta’s provincial health...

Globe and Mail reporter investigating allegations of political interference at Alberta’s provincial health authority targeted by online campaign, photographed surreptitiously in public settings

Globe and Mail reporter investigating allegations of political interference at Alberta’s provincial health authority targeted by online campaign, photographed surreptitiously in public settings

A Globe and Mail reporter investigating allegations of political interference at Alberta’s provincial health authority has been targeted by an anonymous account on X, which posted surreptitiously obtained photographs of her in public settings and described her private movements. Pictures of Globe Calgary correspondent Carrie Tait meeting two women, who are former political staffers in the government of Premier Danielle...

Trudeau forced to accept meeting about Sikh activists in order to land in Punjab during 2018 trip

Trudeau forced to accept meeting about Sikh activists in order to land in Punjab during 2018 trip

India refused to let Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plane land in Punjab during a visit in 2018 unless he and his defence minister agreed to meet with a government official to air grievances about Sikh separatists in Canada, including Hardeep Singh Nijjar, according to a source with direct knowledge. During the meeting, India’s minister for the Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh...