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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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Blog September 9, 2022

Playing Hide and Seek with Public Records

An Ontario Divisional Court decision on a six-year-old battle at York University about secrecy in university real estate projects was published on September 1, 2022. The decision in York University Development Corporation vs. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario et al. ended a long game in which the University tried to hide records that were legally accessible to the public.
Mariana Valverde
Access-to-Information
News August 23, 2022

El Jones joins the Centre for Free Expression as a Senior Fellow

The Centre for Free Expression has named El Jones as its newest Senior Fellow. “We are delighted that El Jones is joining the Centre for Free Expression as a Senior Fellow,” said James L. Turk, the CFE’s director. “She has been a leading voice in Canada on human rights, antiracism, and social justice.”
Blog August 12, 2022

Judges Judging Judges

Justice David Spiro assisted the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), along with B’nai Brith, in blocking an appointment to the Directorship of the Law School’s International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto. CIJA did not approve of 
Leslie Green
Academic Freedom