CFE Opening Submission to the Foreign Interference Commission
In its opening submission, the CFE addresses principles for public confidence, the necessity of on transparency throughout the Inquiry, and the importance of the public’s right to know.
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has seen not only an unprecedented assault on media freedoms, including lawsuits, personal denunciations of reporters, and stripping news organizations of their credentials.
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.”
