Censorship
The Issue
Censorship restricts what the public can see, read, hear and know. It happens when some people succeed in imposing their political or moral values on others by suppressing words, images, or ideas to which they object
Why It Matters
Freedom of expression rights are fragile and endangered by efforts of governments, special interest groups or individuals to impose their viewpoints by blocking access to that which they do not approve.
Our Work
The Centre for Free Expression upholds the freedom of the public to read, to hear, to see, to know and to think for themselves. We monitor censorship in Canada, and, through public education and advocacy, we promote free expression.
Resources
BPC Bulletin: Free Expression in Canada Today: One Woman's View
February 18, 2020 - Lydia Perovic, a journalist who moved to Canada from Montenegro in 1999, considers the health of free expression in Canada today.
Her essay appears in the March issue of the Literary Review of Canada.
BPC Bulletin: Ontario Judge Rules Against Anonymous Defendants in Online Defamation Dispute
February 5, 2020 - In an Ontario courtroom, a judge recently ruled against several anonymous defendants who had posted defamatory messages on the Internet.
BPC Bulletin: Quebec Libraries Remove the Works of Gabriel Matzneff
February 4, 2020 - In Quebec, public libraries in Montreal and Gatineau have withdrawn the works of Gabriel Matzneff from their collections.
BPC Bulletin: Cancel Culture: Canadian Edition
January17, 2020 - In recent months, some Canadians have tried to deny public platforms to prominent people such as George Elliott Clarke, Meghan Murphy, Don Cherry and Jordan Peterson. As a result, some Canadian writers have tried to explain cancel culture to their readers.
BPC Bulletin: Two Poems Removed from Website of Parliamentary Poet Laureate
January 16, 2020 - In Ottawa, the Library of Parliament recently removed two poems from the website of the parliamentary poet laureate.
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