Free expression groups oppose Ontario government plan for universities and colleges
The Center for Free Expression and the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression deplore the Ontario Government's attempt to influence, through intimidation and the withholding of funds, the internal autonomous decision-making processes of Ontario universities and colleges in matters of free expression.
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Two-Thirds of Canadians Say Journalistic Source Material Should be Shielded From Police
But Canadians divided over whether security agencies should use public data to monitor citizens
TORONTO (May 22, 2018) – A strong majority of Canadians say journalists should not be required to turn over confidential information to police, according to a survey released today. But Canadians are divided over whether national security agencies should have the power to collect and analyze publicly available information on Canadians.
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Hard Questions for Canada’s Most Secret Agency
The lack of transparency of Canada’s signals intelligence agency, the CSE, makes it impossible to fully understand how it operates, or how the proposed CSE Act will change elements of its operations. Before having a debate about what the CSE should be allowed to do under the new law, we need to better understand both its past and present conduct.
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