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: Ontario School Board Removes More Than 4,700 Books from Shelves; Burns or Recycles Many
September 10, 2021 - In southwestern Ontario, a Roman Catholic francophone school board removed more than 4,700 books about Indigenous people from library shelves in 30 schools in 2019.
BPC Bulletin: British Columbia News Roundup
July 18, 2021 - The news reports in this bulletin focus on speech conflicts that have happened recently in British Columbia.
BPC Bulletin: Activists Unreconciled to Presence of Abigail Shrier's Book in Halifax Libraries
June 14, 2021 - In Nova Scotia, activists continue to disapprove of the Halifax Public Library’s decision to keep Abigail Shrier’s Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters on the shelves.
BPC Bulletin: Proposed Shortening of Poetry Book Provokes Mi'kmaw Poet
June, 1 2021 - In Nova Scotia, the Department of Education and Rebecca Thomas, a Mi’kmaw poet, have clashed over the proposed publication of a school edition of her poems.
BPC Bulletins: Book about Transgender Youth Challenged in Ottawa and Halifax Libraries
May 9, 2021 - In Canada, parents and activists are pushing public libraries in Ottawa and Halifax to remove a book about transgender youth.
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