According to the RTI Rating, a comparative analysis of legal frameworks for the right to information developed by the Centre for Law and Democracy and Access Info Europe, Canada now sits in 57th place globally, just behind Mongolia.
Yesterday the B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, released a special report on the state of access to information in the province, highlighting a number of challenges within the system.
Take a look at our Muzzling of Federal Scientists 2012-14 timeline for a summary of the issues Canadian scientists face in the fight for free expression.
CJFE is proud to launch our 2013-14 Review of Free Expression in Canada. Released to coincide with World Press Freedom Day (May 3), the Review contains feature articles written by leading experts in some of the most pressing areas of free expression.
For the first poll of its kind in our annual Review of Free Expression in Canada, CJFE partnered with Nanos Research to survey Canadians about their thoughts on three of the most significant freedom of expression issues of the past year.
A highlight of CJFE’s Review of Free Expression in Canada, our annual Report Card assigns grades to various institutions based on their performance upholding free expression across Canada.