World Press Freedom Day Awards Luncheon 2022 – May 3, 2022

In Ottawa, The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom hosts the twenty-first annual World Press Freedom Day Awards Luncheon and International Cartoon Competition. This year’s keynote speaker is Maria Ressa, the co-founder and CEO of Rappler, who will address the audience by video due to travel restrictions imposed on her by the Philippine government. Ressa won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. Pablo Rodriguez, the federal minister of Canadian heritage, also delivers remarks. (no interpretation)