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<font color = "#000000"> Some Important PWAC Updates to Share 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
We've been busy at PWAC and have some important updates to share. The pre-launch version of the new Writers.ca is now online. We have completed the architecture of the publisher and jobs board sectio...
<font color="#000000">PWAC Leads the Way in Defending Press Freedom 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
PWAC is pleased to provide an update to the Free Tissa campaign we endorsed and supported in the fall of 2009. PWAC Toronto member Steve Pitt provides an update below on the campaign to free award win...
<font color="#000000">PWAC Responds to Injustices Experienced by Members of the Media, Journalists, and Freelance Writers During the G20 in Toronto 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) is extremely disturbed by the events that unfolded in Toronto during the G-20 Summit on the weekend of June 26-27th. While we feel it is beyond ou...
<font color="#000000">Online Cretins Abound on C-32 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Erstwhile PWAC Executive Director John Degen is a formidable online champion for artists' right to compensation. He has a keen understanding of the ins and outs of copyright law at home and abroad and...
<font color="#000000">First PWAC Atlantic Region Workshop Huge Success 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Organizers of "Communicating for Cash," a two-day series of professional development workshops for writers and other content creators in Atlantic Canada and beyond, are heralding it a huge success. P...
<font color="#000000">SNAFU re. Robertson v. Thompson 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Through no fault of the process, but only because the issues contain an unavoidable complexity, the cheques for claimants in the class action suit expected to be sent out in November are delayed again...
<font color="#000000">Read the latest on Robertson claims 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
One of our members received this lat week: Dear Claimant, On December 8, 2010,the Honourable Justice Horkins issued an order approving the fees of the claims administrator and fixing the class proce...
<font color="#000000">PEN Canada Press Release 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
PEN Canada strongly condemns the violence used against peaceful prodemocracy protestors since February 2, 2011, in which journalists and independent media outlets were amongst those attacked. It is al...
<font color="#000000">Canadian broadcasters can lie like a fox? 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The CRTC proposes to legalize the broadcasting of false news. If you're concerned about this, please send your comment to the CRTC by midnight tonight, which is the closing date for submissions. To v...
<font color="#000000">The Writers' Coalition Benefits Program Is Asking Federal Politicians to Help Subsidize Cost of Health Benefits 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
During our federal election, the Writers' Coalition is asking Ottawa for one million dollars over a five-year-period. The funding will allow a ten to fifteen per cent reduction in premiums for our new...
