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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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Publication January 30, 2023

Assessment of Saskatchewan’s Whistleblower Protection Legislation

By Ian Bron

Whistleblower Protection

BPC Bulletin January 29, 2023

BPC Bulletin: Montreal Man Promoted Hatred Against Jews, Judge Finds

In a courtroom in Montreal, a judge found a man guilty of wilfully promoting hatred against Jews.

Freedom of Expression & Its Limits

Video April 19, 2023

Putin's War Against Journalists: One Year Later

Panelists: Ekaterina Kotrikadze, Alexey Kovalev, Maxim Trudolyubov, Chris Brown Moderator: Julian Sher

Freedom of the Press

Publication January 23, 2023

Assessment of British Columbia’s Whistleblower Protection Legislation

By Ian Bron

Whistleblower Protection

News January 19, 2023

Tammy Le Joins the CFE Working Group on Intellectual Freedom

Tammy Le, president of the British Columbia Teacher Librarians’ Association, is joining the Centre for Free Expression’s Working Group on Intellectual Freedom. Tammy is a Teacher-Librarian at École Salish Secondary in Surrey, B.C., and is past president of the Surrey Chapter of the BCTLA

Intellectual Freedom

BPC Bulletin January 12, 2023

BPC Bulletin: Quebec's Health Department Denounces Book for Teens, Part 2

In Quebec, several editorials, op-eds and columns have denounced as censorship the provincial government’s request that schools refrain from “promoting” the young-adult novel Le garçon aux pieds à l’envers by renowned author François Blais because, in one chapter, an “evil spirit” is said to have prodded a teenage character to sip a lethal dose of gasoline.

Censorship