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Freedom of Expression and the Public's Right to Know

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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News November 1, 2025

CFE joins call for Carney government to implement better consultation on AI strategy

The Centre for Free Expression has joined 40 other organizations and more than 120 individual experts, human rights advocates, and community representatives across Canada in an Open Letter expressing our opposition to the federal government’s deeply misguided thirty-day “national sprint” public consultation on Canada’s artificial intelligence (“AI”) strategy.
Internet and Social Media
Blog October 14, 2025

Librarians Are My Heroes

On October 8th, in the middle of Banned Book Week, I had the privilege of seeing the documentary film, The Librarians, and then moderating a panel discussion with the filmmaker Kim A. Snyder and two remarkable women, Courtney Gore and Becky Calzada who are featured in the film.
Danielle S. McLaughlin
Intellectual Freedom