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Genuine democracy, advancement of knowledge, individual self-development, and social justice depend on a society in which freedom of expression and the right to know are a reality for everyone. The Centre for Free Expression works to advance these rights though public education, advocacy, law reform, research, advisory services, policy analysis, assistance to courts, and organizational collaborations.

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Janet Merlo: The cop who challenged gender abuse in the RCMP

Tue Oct 4, 4:00pm

Online

#3 in CFE Series: Why Whistleblowers Matter Janet Merlo In conversation with James L. Turk

Whistleblower Protection

Court Submission September 13, 2022

Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), SCC Court File Number: 40078

CFE et al., Motion Record - Supreme Court of Canada -- Access to Information

Access-to-Information

Video September 13, 2022

Journalists’ Trauma

Panelists: Kim Bolan, Karyn Pugliese, Dave Seglins Moderator: Julian Sher

Freedom of the Press

Blog September 9, 2022

Playing Hide and Seek with Public Records

An Ontario Divisional Court decision on a six-year-old battle at York University about secrecy in university real estate projects was published on September 1, 2022. The decision in York University Development Corporation vs. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario et al. ended a long game in which the University tried to hide records that were legally accessible to the public.

Mariana Valverde

Access-to-Information

BPC Bulletin September 6, 2022

BPC Bulletin: The Assault on Salman Rushdie (Part 2: Commentary)

The attempted murder of Salman Rushdie, the internationally acclaimed author and defender of free expression, in Chautauqua, New York, on August 12, 2022, prompted writers around the world to comment.

Censorship

Blog September 6, 2022

Haircuts, Piercings, and Pronouns: Freedom of Expression and School Rules

School administration moves slowly. Kids, however, rarely wait for the rules to catch up with their culture. They will be expressing their identities whenever and however they can. Are there basic principles that administrators in public education can use to avoid the conflicts that they are encountering daily? Perhaps.

Danielle S. McLaughlin

Workplace Free Expression