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News August 19, 2025

Anaïs Bussières McNicoll Joins CFE Board

Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, Director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), is joining the Centre for Free Expression’s (CFE) Advisory Board.
News June 30, 2025

Open Letter Calls for Reinstatement of York Region Paramedic Fired for Facebook Post Criticizing Israeli Government

Leading Canadian legal and human rights scholars released an open letter today calling on the Regional Municipality of York to reinstate a long-time member of its Paramedic Services fired for a Facebook comment deploring the Government of Israel’s bombing of Iran and its killing of journalists, municipal and health care workers, and fellow first responders in Gaza.
Censorship, Freedom of Expression & Its Limits
News June 16, 2025

Michelle Arbuckle joins CFE Working Group on Intellectual Freedom

The Centre for Free Expression (CFE) at Toronto Metropolitan University announced today that Michelle Arbuckle is joining the CFE Working Group on Intellectual Freedom. The Working Group guides CFE’s work in assisting libraries across Canada in promoting and defending intellectual freedom and in resisting demands for censorship.
Intellectual Freedom
News May 28, 2025

CFE joins call for reform of Canada’s approach to digital policymaking

In a joint letter today, the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) joined with 13 other Canadian civil society organizations and digital policy experts in delivering a joint letter to key federal ministers, urging fundamental reform of Canada's approach to digital policymaking.