Intellectual freedom is the right of all people to hold and express opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Intellectual freedom is recognized by the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19, as a basic human right.
Noteworthy authors named in the following articles include Timothy Findley, Amanda Gorman, Margaret Laurence, Harper Lee, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, John Steinbeck and many other older, classic authors.
Wendy Wright, Director of the Smithers Public Library in northwestern British Columbia, has been appointed a senior fellow by the Centre for Free Expression (CFE).
In February 2024, during Canada’s annual Freedom to Read Week, Canadian journalists resumed writing about attempted book bans in public libraries and public school libraries. A few Canadian journalists continued writing about attempted bans in March. Noteworthy reportage and commentary appear below.
In Manitoba, trustees of the Brandon School Division voted to reject a proposal to create a committee to review and ban books that focus on sexual minorities and sexual health.
