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Free expression and Canadian perceptions of Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and antisemitism

Free expression and Canadian perceptions of Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and antisemitism

AI Goes to War

AI Goes to War

Why does medicine shoot the messenger when things go wrong?

Why does medicine shoot the messenger when things go wrong?

2024 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing

2024 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing

What Will Police Use of AI Mean for Justice in Canada?

What Will Police Use of AI Mean for Justice in Canada?

Finding a Way Forward for Jews and Palestinians in This Terrible Time

Finding a Way Forward for Jews and Palestinians in This Terrible Time

On Blackness and Belonging: Reflections on Racism in Canada and the United States

On Blackness and Belonging: Reflections on Racism in Canada and the United States

When the state pays the press, what kind of journalism thrives?

When the state pays the press, what kind of journalism thrives?

How Can the Charter Protect Freedom of Expression when Digital Platforms Control the Public Square?

How Can the Charter Protect Freedom of Expression when Digital Platforms Control the Public Square?

Can Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated?

Can Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated?

School Libraries and Curriculum Under Attack: Why? and What to Do?

School Libraries and Curriculum Under Attack: Why? and What to Do?

Banning books in schools: What does it mean for students?

Banning books in schools: What does it mean for students?

What would governing AI democratically in Canada look like?

What would governing AI democratically in Canada look like?

Exploring Systemic Islamophobia in Canada

Exploring Systemic Islamophobia in Canada

Toxic Chemicals and Your Health: Are Regulations Protecting Canadians?

Toxic Chemicals and Your Health: Are Regulations Protecting Canadians?

What Will AI Mean for Free Expression?

What Will AI Mean for Free Expression?

Canada Proposes Foreign Influence Registry: A lot could go wrong!

Canada Proposes Foreign Influence Registry: A lot could go wrong!

Silencing Across Borders – Governments Threaten Canadian Writers & Journalists

Silencing Across Borders – Governments Threaten Canadian Writers & Journalists

Confronting the new wave of Antisemitism

Confronting the new wave of Antisemitism

2023 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing

2023 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing

Ethnic/Religious Nationalism & Academic Freedom: The Study of China

Ethnic/Religious Nationalism & Academic Freedom: The Study of China

Putin's War Against Journalists: One Year Later

Putin's War Against Journalists: One Year Later

Muslims and the Media: Western media’s role in fanning fear of Islam and Muslims

Muslims and the Media: Western media’s role in fanning fear of Islam and Muslims

Censorship Is No Friend of Social Justice: Protecting Intellectual Freedom in Polarized Times

Censorship Is No Friend of Social Justice: Protecting Intellectual Freedom in Polarized Times

Canada’s War on Whistleblowers

Canada’s War on Whistleblowers

Privacy Compromise(d): Will Bill C-27 protect Canadians privacy rights?

Privacy Compromise(d): Will Bill C-27 protect Canadians privacy rights?

Ethnic/Religious Nationalism & Academic Freedom: The Study of India

Ethnic/Religious Nationalism & Academic Freedom: The Study of India

Ethnic/Religious Nationalism & Academic Freedom - The Study of Israel/Palestine

Ethnic/Religious Nationalism & Academic Freedom - The Study of Israel/Palestine

When Collegial Governance Fails: An Inside Look at U of T’s Faculty of Law

When Collegial Governance Fails: An Inside Look at U of T’s Faculty of Law

Janet Merlo: The cop who challenged gender abuse in the RCMP

Janet Merlo: The cop who challenged gender abuse in the RCMP

Journalists’ Trauma

Journalists’ Trauma

Battling Secrecy

Battling Secrecy

Don’t Shoot the Messenger! The Importance of Whistleblowers in the Public and Corporate Worlds

Don’t Shoot the Messenger! The Importance of Whistleblowers in the Public and Corporate Worlds

Racial Politics in the post George Floyd Era

Racial Politics in the post George Floyd Era

Press freedom in Canada - What about student journalists?

Press freedom in Canada - What about student journalists?

Bob Stenhouse: A cop’s cop - until he blew the whistle on the RCMP

Bob Stenhouse: A cop’s cop - until he blew the whistle on the RCMP

When and how should non-Indigenous reporters cover an Indigenous story?

When and how should non-Indigenous reporters cover an Indigenous story?

How Canada can lead in privacy reform globally

How Canada can lead in privacy reform globally

Putin's War on Journalists

Putin's War on Journalists

Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada

Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada

2022 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing - Janet Merlo

2022 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing - Janet Merlo

Afghanistan: The War Against Journalists

Afghanistan: The War Against Journalists

Does Cabinet Secrecy Unduly Undermine Open Government & the Public’s Right to Know?

Does Cabinet Secrecy Unduly Undermine Open Government & the Public’s Right to Know?

The Future of Democracy in an Era of Social Fragmentation

The Future of Democracy in an Era of Social Fragmentation

Silencing Kashmir—The state of press freedom in the world’s most militarized zone

Silencing Kashmir—The state of press freedom in the world’s most militarized zone

Dr. Michèle Brill-Edwards & Health Canada’s Regulation of Prescription Drugs

Dr. Michèle Brill-Edwards & Health Canada’s Regulation of Prescription Drugs

“How do you know that?” When journalists’ best questions seem too sensitive to ask

“How do you know that?” When journalists’ best questions seem too sensitive to ask

In the Golden Age of Surveillance, Can Privacy Laws Save Us?

In the Golden Age of Surveillance, Can Privacy Laws Save Us?

How to re-claim digital platforms for democracy in Canada

How to re-claim digital platforms for democracy in Canada

Use a Scalpel Or A Club?

Use a Scalpel Or A Club?

How Should Democracies Regulate Speech Online?

How Should Democracies Regulate Speech Online?

"Accountable? Us?" Journalists' professional standards in an era of ungated content

"Accountable? Us?" Journalists' professional standards in an era of ungated content

Black Stand-Up Comedy as Cultural Critique

Black Stand-Up Comedy as Cultural Critique

Watch What You Say! The whole world is becoming your workplace

Watch What You Say! The whole world is becoming your workplace

Governing Big Tech in Canada

Governing Big Tech in Canada

Publication Bans vs. Press Freedom & Open Courts

Publication Bans vs. Press Freedom & Open Courts

Challenging Racism in Anti-Racism

Challenging Racism in Anti-Racism

The Problem of Anti-Racist Discourse in Canada & US

The Problem of Anti-Racist Discourse in Canada & US

Countering Islamophobia in Canada: After 20 Years of the "War on Terror"

Countering Islamophobia in Canada: After 20 Years of the "War on Terror"

Can Tougher Hate Speech Laws Stem the Tide of Hate: Examining Bill C-36

Can Tougher Hate Speech Laws Stem the Tide of Hate: Examining Bill C-36

Defund Big Tech, Refund Communities

Defund Big Tech, Refund Communities

Take Control of Algorithms, Data, and Infrastructure

Take Control of Algorithms, Data, and Infrastructure

How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Seize the Means of Computation

How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Seize the Means of Computation

Demise of School Libraries: Consequences & Options

Demise of School Libraries: Consequences & Options

Pressured To Be Silent: Workers, COVID & the Cost for Society

Pressured To Be Silent: Workers, COVID & the Cost for Society

Does Confidentiality Work Against Justice?

Does Confidentiality Work Against Justice?

Broadband Access: How Can It Be a Reality for All?

Broadband Access: How Can It Be a Reality for All?

Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair

Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair

Cancel Culture in Theatre: What is to be done?

Cancel Culture in Theatre: What is to be done?

Ag-Gag Laws & the Public’s Right to Know

Ag-Gag Laws & the Public’s Right to Know

Comedy, Free Expression & Social Justice

Comedy, Free Expression & Social Justice

2021 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing

2021 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing

Transforming "Call Out" Culture

Transforming "Call Out" Culture

Canadian Authors and Books: An Endangered Species?

Canadian Authors and Books: An Endangered Species?

Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age

Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age

Facial Recognition: A pathway or threat to our future

Facial Recognition: A pathway or threat to our future

Anti-Black Racism and Language

Anti-Black Racism and Language

Cancel Culture, Censorship, and Free Expression

Cancel Culture, Censorship, and Free Expression

Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Anti-Black Racism and Inequality: What Is to Be Done?

Anti-Black Racism and Inequality: What Is to Be Done?

Legal Protections for Whistleblowers: What is needed in Canada?

Legal Protections for Whistleblowers: What is needed in Canada?

Anti-Black Racism and the Theatre

Anti-Black Racism and the Theatre

Shakespeare: A Playwright for our polarized times?

Shakespeare: A Playwright for our polarized times?

Beyond Conflict: Theatre and the Art of Embracing Controversy or Dissonance

Beyond Conflict: Theatre and the Art of Embracing Controversy or Dissonance

Platforms of Distortion – Can They Be Fixed?

Platforms of Distortion – Can They Be Fixed?

Challenges facing “smart city” projects in Canada: A conversation with Sheldon Levy

Challenges facing “smart city” projects in Canada: A conversation with Sheldon Levy

Can Journalism Be Saved?

Can Journalism Be Saved?

Fighting Anti-Semitism or Silencing Critics of Israel?

Fighting Anti-Semitism or Silencing Critics of Israel?

Is It Time to Re-examine Limits on Workplace Free Expression?

Is It Time to Re-examine Limits on Workplace Free Expression?

Has Our Fear of Offending Gone Too Far?

Has Our Fear of Offending Gone Too Far?

Who is ‘Free’ to Speak of “Genocide”? Perspectives on Reclaiming Power and Place

Who is ‘Free’ to Speak of “Genocide”? Perspectives on Reclaiming Power and Place

The Smart City in a Digital World

The Smart City in a Digital World

Pandemics and Civil Liberties

Pandemics and Civil Liberties

Can social media hate, lies, and harassment be regulated? How?

Can social media hate, lies, and harassment be regulated? How?

Is Privacy Possible in the proposed Sidewalk Toronto or any “Smart City”?

Is Privacy Possible in the proposed Sidewalk Toronto or any “Smart City”?

Can your face be your undoing: The perils of facial recognition

Can your face be your undoing: The perils of facial recognition

How is the public to know? When regulators lose sight of their public role

How is the public to know? When regulators lose sight of their public role

Defending Alberta – at What Cost?

Defending Alberta – at What Cost?

Government Funding of Journalism

Government Funding of Journalism

Learning When Not To Shut Up

Learning When Not To Shut Up

Free Expression and National Interests: The Case of China

Free Expression and National Interests: The Case of China

Defunding Difference and Dissent on Campus: Why Should Canadians Care?

Defunding Difference and Dissent on Campus: Why Should Canadians Care?

On Toronto’s Waterfront: Whose Money, Land and Power?

On Toronto’s Waterfront: Whose Money, Land and Power?

Whose Data and Whose City?

Whose Data and Whose City?

Cultural Appropriation

Cultural Appropriation

Police Surveillance and Civil Liberties

Police Surveillance and Civil Liberties

Countering “Hate Speech”

Countering “Hate Speech”

The Future of Investigative Journalism is Here

The Future of Investigative Journalism is Here

Privilege and Power

Privilege and Power

The Censorship of Art

The Censorship of Art

Are Arts Funders Starting to Define the Art?

Are Arts Funders Starting to Define the Art?

WARNING! How the Secrets of Body Care and Cleaning Products Impact You Health

WARNING! How the Secrets of Body Care and Cleaning Products Impact You Health

CFE Anti-SLAPP legislation workshop

CFE Anti-SLAPP legislation workshop

White License, Free Expression & Death Threats: The Challenges of Confronting Racism

White License, Free Expression & Death Threats: The Challenges of Confronting Racism

All Governments Lie: Discussion with Peter Raymont, Director

All Governments Lie: Discussion with Peter Raymont, Director

Journalists, Free Expression & Mexico’s War on Drugs

Journalists, Free Expression & Mexico’s War on Drugs

You’re being watched: How we can expose the watchers and protect our rights

You’re being watched: How we can expose the watchers and protect our rights

You Can’t Say That! – Teachers’ Rights to Free Expression

You Can’t Say That! – Teachers’ Rights to Free Expression

Hate, Trolls and Freedom of Expression Online: What to do?

Hate, Trolls and Freedom of Expression Online: What to do?

Should Charities Have the Same Free Expression Rights as Corporations?

Should Charities Have the Same Free Expression Rights as Corporations?

Is There a "Rape Culture" in Canada? A Critical Conversation

Is There a "Rape Culture" in Canada? A Critical Conversation

Our State is Watching Us: Part 1

Our State is Watching Us: Part 1

Our State is Watching Us: Part 2

Our State is Watching Us: Part 2

Is fear of terrorism jeopardizing your rights? Bill C-51 and National Security

Is fear of terrorism jeopardizing your rights? Bill C-51 and National Security

Is This the End of the Web as We Know It?

Is This the End of the Web as We Know It?

Making Criticism a Crime: Criminal Libel and Free Speech

Making Criticism a Crime: Criminal Libel and Free Speech

Seeing Cuba from Behind the Tourist Curtain: An evening with filmmaker Enrique Colina

Seeing Cuba from Behind the Tourist Curtain: An evening with filmmaker Enrique Colina

Revenge Porn & Sexting What to do? The law, freedom of expression and privacy

Revenge Porn & Sexting What to do? The law, freedom of expression and privacy

Is it time for journalists to abandon the ideal of neutrality?

Is it time for journalists to abandon the ideal of neutrality?

What will Bill C-51 mean for freedom of expression and civil liberties in Canada?

What will Bill C-51 mean for freedom of expression and civil liberties in Canada?

Whose Pain Goes Viral? Economies of empathy after Paris, 2015

Whose Pain Goes Viral? Economies of empathy after Paris, 2015

Workshop: How to Protect Your Privacy in the Digital World

Workshop: How to Protect Your Privacy in the Digital World

Can Medical Science Be Trusted if its Authors are Ghosts?

Can Medical Science Be Trusted if its Authors are Ghosts?

Press Conference: Mohamed Fahmy

Press Conference: Mohamed Fahmy

Why the Secrecy? Police Conduct and The Public’s Right to Know

Why the Secrecy? Police Conduct and The Public’s Right to Know