Internet Links Not Libel, Top Court Rules
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that hyperlinking to defamatory material on the Internet does not constitute publishing the defamatory material itself. For details, see the following media...
View Article2012 Freedom to Read Week: Why It Matters!
Focusing Attention on Our Right to Choose For twenty-eight years, the Book and Periodical Council and its Freedom of Expression Committee have organized Freedom to Read Week (FTRW). This annual,...
View ArticleNew type of book challenge reported in Canadian libraries
OTTAWA — The Canadian Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Advisory Committee has released the results of its annual survey of challenges to library resources and policies in Canada for 2011. For...
View ArticleFreedom of Expression, Religion, and Access to Information
In Canada, several religious and secularist spokespersons recently expressed their thoughts about the balance—or conflict—between freedom of expression and freedom of religion. Their thoughts appear in...
View ArticleUN Conference on the Internet
In Dubai, the latest meeting of the U.N.’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has closed. Among other things, delegates from 151 states debated regulation and control of the Internet. Here is...
View ArticlePEN Canada Presents the Torture Report: Larry Siems on the Bush...
What do U.S government documents say about torture under the Bush Administration? In partnership with Ryerson University, PEN Canada invites Larry Siems from PEN American Center to speak about what...
View ArticleFreedom to Read Week is just over a month away!
Can it be true? Freedom to Read Week is just over a month away! We have tons of updates for you on upcoming events and ways that you can get involved with FTRW 2013. We’d love your help! We’ve already...
View ArticleAnnouncing 29th Annual Freedom to Read Week
Events across Canada Support Freedom of Expression, Challenge Censorship Via the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee The Book and Periodical Council and Freedom of Expression...
View ArticleCensorship, Uncovered. Toronto Freedom to Read Week Events
Toronto Writers, Storytellers, Activists Celebrate Our Freedom to Read. The Book and Periodical Council is delighted to announce the lineup of Toronto events for the 29th annual Freedom to Read Week...
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Canada’s Writers Honour Children’s Book Publisher, Patsy Aldana
Via the Writers’ Union of Canada. Freedom to Read Award Given for Courageous Publishing. The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) recognizes the courageous work of children’s book publisher, Patsy Aldana,...
View ArticleThe Citizen Lab wins the 2013 CLA Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in...
The Canadian Library Association is pleased to announce that The Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, has been chosen as winner of the 2013 CLA Advancement of...
View ArticleCanadian Library Association Releases Report on Challenged Materials
The Canadian Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Advisory Committee has released the results of its seventh annual survey of challenges to library resources and policies in Canada for 2012. The...
View ArticleFreedom to Read Week Celebrates 30 Years
FREEDOM TO READ WEEK CELEBRATES 30 YEARS Events Across Canada Support Freedom of Expression, Challenge Censorship Toronto, January 23, 2014 — The Book and Periodical Council and its Freedom of...
View ArticleFreedom to Read Week Celebrates 30 Years of Challenging Censorship
FREEDOM TO READ WEEK CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF CHALLENGING CENSORSHIP Events throughout Toronto put censorship and surveillance in the spotlight Toronto, January 29, 2014 —- The Book and Periodical...
View ArticleCLA releases results of eighth annual survey of challenges to library...
>>From the Canadian Library Association (Ottawa, September 15, 2014) – The Canadian Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Advisory Committee has released the results of its eighth annual...
View Article2014 Nobel Peace Prize jointly awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay
>>From the official website of the Nobel Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their...
View ArticleProf. Alasdair Roberts wins 2014 Grace-Pépin Access to Information Award
>> From CNW Group GATINEAU, QC, Oct. 30, 2014 /CNW/ – Professor Alasdair Roberts, a leading researcher in the field of access to information,has won the 2014 Grace-Pépin Access to Information...
View ArticleAnnouncing 31st annual Freedom to Read Week
Toronto, January 21, 2015 — The Book and Periodical Council and its Freedom of Expression Committee are pleased to announce the 31st annual Freedom to Read Week in Canada. A national celebration of...
View ArticleAuthor Ron Brown wins 2015 TWUC Freedom to Read Award
– Free speech advocate who founded the award becomes its 16th recipient – >>From The Writers’ Union of Canada Toronto – February 9, 2015 – The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is extremely pleased...
View ArticleCLA announces 2015 winner of the Award for the Advancement of Intellectual...
>>From the Canadian Library Association (OTTAWA) February 10, 2015. The Canadian Library Association is delighted to announce that Brian Campbell has been chosen as winner of the 2015 Award for...
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