BPC Bulletins

In a court in Ontario, a judge has ruled that a retired schoolteacher’s defamation lawsuit may proceed against a regional school board.

The Toronto Reference Library hosted a public discussion titled “I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It” on December 5, 2023. The discussion focused on the freedom of unpopular academic authors to express their ideas.

The Toronto Reference Library has scheduled a public discussion titled “I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It” on December 5, 2023. The discussion will focus on the freedom of unpopular academic authors to express their ideas.

In June 2022, an amendment to Canada’s Criminal Code received royal assent. The amendment, which appeared in Bill C-19, criminalizes Holocaust denial.

In October, a new book appeared in bookstores: Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know by Nadine Strossen.

BookNet Canada has been tracking the interest of Canadians and Canadian publishers in banned and challenged books.