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Chief Justice Strathy of the Ontario Court of Appeal has granted leave to intervene to a coalition of eight organizations, including the Centre for Free Expression, in the appeal of a court order requiring VICE Canada national security reporter Ben Makuch to hand over all notes and communications between him and a suspected ISIS fighter to the RCMP. “Journalists cannot do their jobs of informing the public on controversial issues if they are forced to hand over notes from their discussions with confidential sources,” said James L. Turk, Director of the Centre for Free Expression.

The Centre for Free Expression has joined 34 national and international organizations in calling on the Canadian government to put human rights, especially free expression and press freedom, at the heart of the “renewed” Canada-China relationship.

Bruce Campbell has joined the Centre for Free Expression as a Senior Fellow. Bruce is currently a visiting fellow at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.  From 1994-2015, he was Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Bruce is co-author or editor of five books and numerous reports on a variety of public policy issues.  His commentaries have appeared in major newspapers and online news sites across Canada.  He has frequently appeared before parliamentary committees, and media commentator in Canada and abroad.

The Centre for Free Expression is joining a coalition of organizations seeking to intervene in the appeal of a court decision requiring VICE Canada national security reporter Ben Makuch to turn over communications with a member of ISIS.