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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

News August 23, 2022

El Jones joins the Centre for Free Expression as a Senior Fellow

The Centre for Free Expression has named El Jones as its newest Senior Fellow. “We are delighted that El Jones is joining the Centre for Free Expression as a Senior Fellow,” said James L. Turk, the CFE’s director. “She has been a leading voice in Canada on human rights, antiracism, and social justice.”