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News December 8, 2022

David Hutton wins TI Canada’s Canadian Integrity Award

Transparency International Canada has selected David Hutton to receive its Canadian Integrity Award in recognition of his work supporting whistleblowers and advocating for stronger whistleblower protection in Canada. Mr. Hutton is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University and is a member of the CFE Whistleblowing Initiatives Steering Committee.

Whistleblower Protection

News November 14, 2022

BC whistleblower protection legislation fails on all major criteria

In the second of a series of reports about the adequacy of whistleblower protection in Canada, British Columbia’s legislation received a failing grade on all major criteria necessary to protect whistleblowers.

Whistleblower Protection

News October 13, 2022

CFE Names Leena Manimekalai Artist-in-Residence

Leena Manimekalai has been selected as the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) at Toronto Metropolitan University for 2022-23.

News October 4, 2022

Kay Cahill Joins CFE Working Group on Intellectual Freedom

Kay Cahill, Director, IT & Collections at Vancouver Public Library, is joining the Centre for Free Expression’s Working Group on Intellectual Freedom.

Intellectual Freedom

News September 30, 2022

Report finds Ontario legislation for protecting whistleblowers to be useless

In the first of a series of reports on the adequacy of whistleblower protection in Canada, Ontario’s legislation received a failing grade. According to report author, Ian Bron, it meets none of the key criteria necessary for adequate protection “to a degree that renders it useless.”

Whistleblower Protection

News August 30, 2022

Cheryl Trepanier joins CFE staff

Cheryl Trepanier has joined the Centre for Free Expression staff as a Auerbach Family Foundation Intern working on the new CFE Library Challenges Database.

Intellectual Freedom