In Canada, CJFE monitors, defends and promotes free expression and access to information.
We encourage and support individuals and groups to be vigilant in the protection of their own and others’ free expression rights. Along with other free speech groups and media outlets, we also intervene in court cases to create better laws protecting expression.
Current campaigns and issues in Canada
Bill C-51
Snowden Archive
CJFE Review of Free Expression
Free Expression News
Access to Information
Privacy and Surveillance
Censorship
Protection of Sources and Whistleblowers
Free Expression and the Law
Canadian News
CJFE intervenes in Toronto Star case to promote transparency in administrative tribunals
CJFE is intervening in a court case that could end secrecy in Ontario’s tribunals. On February 6, 2017, the Toronto Star filed a challenge under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms seeking to combat the lack of transparency that presently surrounds provincial administrative and quasi-judicial tribunals.
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CJFE to Honour Elena Milashena, Robyn Doolittle and Kim Bolan for Courageous Reporting
On November 30, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) will honour three extraordinary women for their courage in reporting at the 2017 CJFE Gala in Toronto. Elena Milashina of Russia will be given the International Press Freedom Award, The Globe and Mail’s Robyn Doolittle will be awarded the Arnold Amber Award for Investigative Journalism, and Kim Bolan of the Vancouver Sun will be honoured with the Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award.
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