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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 through public education, advocacy, law reform, research, advisory services, policy analysis, assistance to courts, and organizational collaborations.

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Page June 2, 2026

The Centre for Free Expression Podcast

Democracy is an ongoing public discussion about what is legitimate in our society—and what is not. That conversation doesn’t belong to any one group, and it cannot be settled once and for all. Democracy prospers when everyone has the right and opportunity to be informed and to participate in public discourse.
News June 22, 2026

Canada’s federal government – Worst again

Canada’s federal government has once again been selected as this year’s recipient of the federal Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievements in Government Secrecy after statistics showed federal institutions delivered the worst on-time performance ever for timely response to access to information requests in 2024-2025.
Access-to-Information
News June 18, 2026

CFE joins other civil liberties groups and leading privacy experts in denouncing the Liberal government’s shut down of essential debate on dangerous state surveillance Bill C-22

Twenty-one civil liberties organizations, privacy groups and individual experts expressed their deep alarm that, late last night, the federal government cut off debate at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on the very controversial Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act. Bill C-22 raises very significant privacy and security concerns, including that it will:
Privacy & Surveillance
Blog June 16, 2026

When Consent Culture Becomes a Hockey Heckle

The Carolina Hurricanes may have captured the Stanley Cup, but one of the most discussed stories of the six-game final concerned not what happened on the ice, but what was shouted from the stands. Sports fans have long attempted to rattle opposing team members using distracting gestures, childish nicknames, personal attacks, and, at their worst, discriminatory slurs. 
Ummni Khan