CFE Blog

Probably not, for reasons that point to the limits of what Canada can do here. Recently, governments in Manitoba and Ontario have signaled their support for a ban on social media for children under 16 years of age, and last month, the federal Liberals passed a resolution to this effect at a party convention. Manitoba’s premier Wab Kinew and the national Liberal Party are also keen to ban youth access to “all AI chatbots and other potentially harmful forms of AI interaction.”

Responses to each paragraph of Alberta MLA Nate Glubish’s letter to a constituent publicly defending Government Bill 28 that authorizes provincial takeover of Alberta public libraries.

Canadians finally have a serious and knowledgeable report on how to fix our woeful federal whistleblower protection law – the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA), found by the International Bar Association to the be among the worst on the planet.

Today, the Centre for Free Expression, along with 13 other civil liberties and human rights organizations, sent an open letter to the Prime Minister, key Cabinet ministers, and leaders of opposition parties calling for the withdrawal of the Government’s “Lawful Access” Bill C-22 that is being whisked through Parliament at a pace assuring it can be given no serious consideration.

In a recent column in the Toronto Star, Tonda MacCharles highlighted what she saw as an inconsistency between the argument currently being made before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Bill 21 case, that governments should remain neutral in religious matters, and the assertion by Prime Minister Carney in a recent speech that “religious values can and should frame how politicians act”.&nbsp

What makes you feel unsafe? Do you feel threatened by a book – or by a picture in a book? Recently a children’s book in Manitoba was temporarily removed from a school division’s library shelves because some adults said it made them feel unsafe. They had no problem with the text which is a simple story of a child helping her grandmother prepare a special meal for the family.