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While We Watch the U.S., Canada’s Democracy Is Quietly Eroding | Centre for Free Expression

CFE joins other civil liberties groups and leading privacy experts in denouncing the Liberal government’s shut down of essential debate on dangerous state surveillance Bill C-22 | Centre for Free Expression

When Consent Culture Becomes a Hockey Heckle | Centre for Free Expression

Lita Barrie Joins CFE Advisory Board | Centre for Free Expression

Information Poverty and the Cost of Prison Library Cuts | Centre for Free Expression

Hold the Line: How Alberta public libraries should respond to Bill 28 | Centre for Free Expression

Would Banning Children from Social Media and AI Be Constitutional? | Centre for Free Expression

Responding to Alberta Government's Defence of Public Library Takeover | Centre for Free Expression

Will Carney choose to fix Poilievre’s dysfunctional 2007 whistleblower ‘protection’ law? | Centre for Free Expression

The Rising Demands for Censorship: Final Report on Challenges Faced by Canadian Libraries in 2025 | Centre for Free Expression

The Fed’s “Lawful Access” Bill C-22 is an Unprecedented Assault on Canadians’ Privacy Rights and Must Be Withdrawn – Letter to the Prime Minister | Centre for Free Expression

The Rising Demands for Censorship: Challenges Faced by Canadian Libraries in 2025 | Centre for Free Expression

CFE joins 36 other civil society organizations in calling on the Carney Government to withdraw Bill C-9 (Combatting Hate Act) | Centre for Free Expression

CFE joins call for reform of Canada’s approach to digital policymaking | Centre for Free Expression

Sault Ste. Marie Police Service recognized with national award for imposing a transparency tax on public records | Centre for Free Expression

What does it mean for the state to be neutral in religious matters? | Centre for Free Expression

Unsafe in the library | Centre for Free Expression

Celebrating the People and Practices That Sustain Intellectual Freedom | Centre for Free Expression

The “right to be forgotten” arrives in Canada | Centre for Free Expression

Are Bans on Children’s Access to Social Media a Good Plan? | Centre for Free Expression

When Ministerial Orders Shape What Students Can Read | Centre for Free Expression

The Feds’ “Combatting Hate Act” (C-9) Should Be Withdrawn Now | Centre for Free Expression

Librarians Are My Heroes | Centre for Free Expression

What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charlie Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression

Flying the Flag: Kneecap and Bill C-9 | Centre for Free Expression

Municipal Bubble-Zone Bylaws Are Unnecessary and Likely Unconstitutional | Centre for Free Expression

Librarians and Educators Should Decide Books for School Libraries, Not Politicians | Centre for Free Expression

Where Are the Canadian Teachers? | Centre for Free Expression

Captive Audiences and Bubble Zones | Centre for Free Expression

Trump’s War on Truth | Centre for Free Expression

2025 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing | Centre for Free Expression

Freedom of Expression, Public Engagement, Democracy: What Can We Expect for the Next Ten Years? | Centre for Free Expression

Censoring Books in Schools and Libraries: What does it mean for our future? | Centre for Free Expression

"We can't teach a book with that word in it": Reflections on the role of literature in society | Centre for Free Expression

Centre for Free Expression Helpline for Whistleblowers | Centre for Free Expression

Toni Samek named CFE Scholar-in-Residence for 2025-2026 | Centre for Free Expression

Andrea Cecchetto Joins CFE Board | Centre for Free Expression

Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing Prize Information

Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy | Centre for Free Expression