News

News February 28, 2025

Ontario Court of Appeal Reaffirms Public Interest Standing, Preventing Legislatures from Blocking Judicial Review

TORONTO—The Centre for Free Expression, BC Civil Liberties Association, and Animal Justice are pleased with an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that reaffirms legislatures cannot entirely shield executive decisions from judicial review.

Freedom of Expression & Its Limits, Whistleblower Protection

News February 13, 2025

CFE Co-sponsoring Colloquium on “Reporting News in a Disbelieving Age”

The manifold crises besetting journalism in Canada and internationally includes the growing public disdain for journalists and the media. In an effort to address what can be done, the Centre for Free Expression is hosting and co-sponsoring a colloquium at Toronto Metropolitan University on June 5 and 6, 2025, titled: “Reporting News in a Disbelieving Age: Standards of practice amid the crisis in journalism's credibility.”

Freedom of the Press

News February 12, 2025

CFE Report finds Alberta law provides little protection for those speaking up about wrongdoing

In its tenth report analyzing adequacy of provincial whistleblower protection laws in Canada, the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) finds that, although Alberta’s legislation [Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act] has more best practices than any other major jurisdiction in Canada, it still has significant shortcomings which fatally undermine a proper whistleblower protection regime.

Whistleblower Protection

News February 7, 2025

Andrea Cecchetto Joins CFE Board

Andrea Cecchetto, Chair of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations, is joining the Centre for Free Expression’s (CFE) Advisory Board.

Intellectual Freedom

News December 16, 2024

Jordan Laffrenier Joins CFE Board

Award winning director, dramaturg, producer and educator, Jordan Laffrenier, is joining the Advisory Board of the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) at Toronto Metropolitan University.Jordan is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Canadian Stage and Prime Mover Theatre Company and the former Artistic Producer of Theatre Sheridan and Program Co-ordinator of Theatre Sheridan.

News December 9, 2024

Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu Joins CFE Board

Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu, Artistic Director of the Obsidian Theatre, Canada’s leading creator for Black Art, is joining the Centre for Free Expression’s (CFE) Advisory Board. “Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu’s extensive experience as a theatre creator and director will be vital to the CFE as we expand our work to defend and promote artistic expression in Canada” said James L. Turk, Director of CFE.