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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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Policy Submission November 3, 2025

Briefing Note Submitted to the Alberta Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Resource Development re: Review of Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act

In this submission to the Alberta Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Resource Development’s review of the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection), the Centre for Free Expression identifies key strengths and weaknesses, lays out key principles for an effective whistleblowing system, and offers recommendations to strengthen protection for public servants who disclose wrongdoing in the public interest.
Whistleblower Protection
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.
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