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Margaret Atwood urges journalists to examine Steven Galloway case
Margaret Atwood criticized Canadian media while accepting an award at a Toronto gala on Thursday.
She said the press had spent eight years mostly not covering the case involving author and former professor Steven Galloway.
The story concerns Galloway’s firing and blacklisting, as well as allegations of defamation.
Atwood said she had been attacked online for asking the University of British Columbia for an open investigation based on evidence.
She said she was glad the case was finally receiving coverage.
The account describes a dispute over how the case was handled, but gives no details about what happens next.
Margaret Atwood criticized Canadian media coverage of the Steven Galloway case at a gala in Toronto.
She said the Canadian press was covering the case after eight years of mostly not doing so.
Atwood said she had been attacked online for asking for an open investigation with information and evidence from the University of British Columbia.
She said she was happy to see the case receiving coverage.
Atwood made the remarks while accepting an award from Journalists for Human Rights.
- Who
- Margaret Atwood, a Canadian author.
- What
- She criticized the media’s coverage of the Steven Galloway case and said she was happy it was receiving attention.
- When
- October 15, 2026.
- Where
- A Journalists for Human Rights gala in Toronto.
- Why
- Atwood said the case had received little Canadian press coverage for eight years.
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- Speaker
- Margaret Atwood
- Case
- Steven Galloway
- Event
- Journalists for Human Rights gala
- Location
- Toronto
- Date
- October 15, 2026
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What people are saying
Finally the Canadian press is covering it, after eight years of mostly not
As one of those attacked online, trashed and derided as a ‘due processer’ for asking for an open investigation with information and evidence from the University of British Columbia, I’m happy to see that.