Editors Canada statements
Date Posted: Monday March 4, 2024 News type: Association , Member services , Statements , Web
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Date Posted: Thursday March 3, 2022 News type: Association , News release , Statements
The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) condemns Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. We recognize Ukraine as an independent and autonomous nation led by a democratically elected government. We denounce, in the strongest terms, Russia’s violent physical attacks on Ukraine, as well as the spread of disinformation that is being used to sow discord at […]
Date Posted: Tuesday August 3, 2021 News type: Association , News release , Statements
The discovery of mass and unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools in multiple provinces serves as a painful reminder of Canada’s history of racism and colonialism. Editors Canada recognizes that violence and injustice against Indigenous people is systemic and ongoing. We are heartbroken for the families that are suffering, and for the […]
Date Posted: Wednesday April 21, 2021 News type: Association , Statements
As many of you may know, there have been recent changes in the Editors’ Association of Earth (EAE) groups, which are global Facebook groups for editors. We want to remind our members that Editors’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs (Editors Canada) is not affiliated, associated or in any way officially connected with the EAE […]
Date Posted: Thursday March 18, 2021 News type: Association , News release , Statements
The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) stands in solidarity with our Asian community. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in the reported number of attacks on Asian people, most notably against the elderly and women. Our hearts go out to the victims of the recent tragic events in […]
Date Posted: Thursday June 4, 2020 News type: Association , News release , Statements
The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) condemns the systemic racism and racial violence aimed at Black people. Part of the job of an editor is to see bias and root it out. We support freedom of press and freedom of peaceful assembly and denounce those working to hinder these rights. We stand with our […]
Date Posted: Wednesday January 23, 2019 News type: Association , News release , Statements
On Tuesday, January 15, Editors Canada president Gael Spivak sent the following letter to the Canadian offices of eight stock photo agencies to encourage them to acquire and provide more diverse and respectful images. January 15, 2019Dear [name of stock photo agency]: I am writing to you on behalf of Editors Canada—the national association that […]
Date Posted: Monday December 18, 2017 News type: Association , News release , Statements
On Saturday, December 2, 2017, Editors Canada president Gael Spivak sent the following letter to Access Copyright in support of its “I Value Canadian Stories” coalition. Robert GilbertCommunications Coordinator, Access CopyrightI Value Canadian Stories coalition December 2, 2017 Dear Mr. Gilbert: The Editors’ Association of Canada / Association canadienne des réviseurs (Editors Canada / Réviseurs Canada) would like […]
Date Posted: Tuesday July 4, 2017 News type: Association , News release , Statements
On Friday, June 30, 2017, Editors Canada president Anne Louise Mahoney sent the following letter to the News Guild of New York in support of the copy editors at The New York Times, as the paper plans to reduce the 100 positions to 50. Dear copy editors of The New York Times: The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) […]
Date Posted: Wednesday October 12, 2016 News type: Association , News release , Statements
The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) is launching a Twitter campaign to ask the Government of Canada to write laws in plain language. The five-day campaign will begin on International Plain Language Day on October 13, 2016. A message that is written in plain language is delivered to its intended readers clearly and effectively. Governments around […]
Date Posted: Wednesday August 13, 2014 News type: Association , News release , Statements
Re: Who is speaking up for Canadian English?Published in The Globe and Mail on Monday, August 11, 2014 Who’s speaking up for Canadian English? Canadian editors are. We immerse ourselves in the lexicon of Canadian English daily and we want to answer the call for a dictionary that keeps pace with the changes in our language. But we […]
Date Posted: Thursday February 10, 2011 News type: Association , News release , Statements
Re: What real editors really do (and why writers should avoid freelancers)Published in The Globe and Mail on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Russell Smith confuses two things: types of editing, and whether the editor is freelance or in-house. The various editorial steps a manuscript can go through are pretty much as Russell describes: acquisitions (deciding which books to […]