Join us virtually TOMORROW at 7pm EDT - Lucy Suchman in conversation w/ Brenda McPhail will explore what’s at stake & what options we have to regulate the use of AI in the conduct of war. Vancouver Public Library epldotca pencanada Machine Agencies Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program The Creative School buff.ly/4dS3fDG

New #CFEblog post by Richard Moon about the ongoing debate about whether universities, when regulating speech on campus, are subject to the Charter of Rights. buff.ly/3V8h3CT

Happening now! Join us on zoom for this important discussion! - AI Goes to War cfe.torontomu.ca/events/ai-goes…

A big 'congrats' to the office of Nova Scotia premier Tim Houston - You've won this year's Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy for punting promises to empower province’s information and privacy commissioner. #cdnfoi buff.ly/3Vg6duM

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services' chill on access to information recognized with Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy cfe.torontomu.ca/news/vancouver…

Important #CFEblog post by Jamie Cameron, Professor Emeritus at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University clarifying the expressive rights of students to protest at their universities - Student Protest Encampments and Section s.2(c) of the Charter cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2024/06/s…

Students, academic staff to intervene in U of T encampment hearing caut.ca/latest/2024/06…

Professor Toni Samek named CFE Scholar-in-Residence for 2024-25 cfe.torontomu.ca/news/professor…

The University of Toronto encampment injunction hearing starts tomorrow. I’m proud to represent a coalition of interveners (CAUT, CFS-Ontario & Centre for Free Expression) addressing the application of the Charter to the University’s actions limiting expression. Our factum is here: litigate.com/assets/uploads…

Senate of Canada BC Civil Liberties Association CAUT AmnestyCanada Canadian Civil Liberties Association Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council Centre for Free Expression Independent Jewish Voices OpenMedia Tim McSorley If the Senate fails in its responsibility to be the chamber of sober second thought by passing C-70 without ensuring the time for proper study and amendment, the Centre for Free Expression and the ICLMG plan to create a mechanism to monitor how the law is used.

Charter Rights Under Threat if Senate Fails to Fix Foreign Interference Bill: If they don’t act, we will, say CFE and 9 other civil society groups BC Civil Liberties Association OpenMedia ICLMG Canadian Civil Liberties Association CAUT Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council Independent Jewish Voices AmnestyCanada cfe.torontomu.ca/news/charter-r…

Les droits garantis par la Charte seront menacés si le Le Sénat du Canada ne modifie pas le projet de loi sur l’ingérence étrangère S’il n’agit pas, nous le ferons, disent des groupes de la société civile & créerons un mécanisme surveillant l’utilisation de la loi: iclmg.ca/fr/c-70-droits…

An author, journalist, scientist, organization, whistleblower, activist, artist, citizen – anyone whose life’s work has elevated freedom of expression in Canada. Nominate them today: buff.ly/4akLHx5

Join us virtually TODAY at 7pm EDT w/ Nehal El-Hadi | نهال الهادي Greg Lyle Jasmin Zine Philip Slayton Dyala Hamzah to discuss free expression and Canadian perceptions of Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, antisemitism, and the war in Israel/Palestine cfe.torontomu.ca/events/free-ex…

Universities, peaceful encampment and the law of trespass: University of Toronto (Governing Council) v. Doe et al. cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2024/07/u…

Newest #CFEblog post - What to Make of the Controversy over the University of Windsor Agreement to End the Encampment by Richard Moon cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2024/07/w…

Join us Aug 27 at 2:30pm EDT for the next CFE virtual forum series event - The Battle to Cover the War in Gaza w/ Tracy Seeley Gideon Levy Akram Al Satarri & juliansher co-sponsored by Canadian Association of Journalists and Journalism Research Centre @ TMU cfe.torontomu.ca/events/battle-…

Join us TOMORROW at 2:30pm EDT for the next CFE virtual forum series event - The Battle to Cover the War in Gaza w/ Tracy Seeley Gideon Levy Akram Al Satarri & juliansher co-sponsored by Canadian Association of Journalists and Journalism Research Centre @ TMU cfe.torontomu.ca/events/battle-…

Join us virtually Sept 17th at 7pm EDT - Jamie Cameron from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University Sarah Hamill from Trinity College Dublin Finn Makela from Université de Sherbrooke and LouisPhilippeLampron will discuss Freedom of Expression, Protests and Encampments - pencanada cfe.torontomu.ca/events/freedom…

Latest #CFEblog post by Richard Moon - Should the Celebration of Terrorist Acts be Criminalized? cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2024/09/s…