by william | Nov 21, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, PEN Canada
Under Stephen Harper, left-leaning charities were often intimidated into silence by the CRA, harming all Canadians. Justin Trudeau seems to want to reverse that trend. In his mandate letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a laundry...
by william | Nov 7, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, Online Surveillance, PEN Canada
What does privacy have to do with freedom of expression? At first glance, you might think, absolutely nothing. You might even think that they are opposite ideas. After all, privacy means keeping things to yourself, right? Expression, meanwhile, means saying things out... by william | Nov 6, 2015 | Abduljalil al-Singace, PEN Canada
The Bahraini government has temporarily released Dr. Abdul-jalil Al-Singace, a prominent opposition figure, to attend his mother’s funeral. Now that he’s out, I hope they realize that not only is he no threat to them simply for speaking his mind, but... by william | Nov 6, 2015 | PEN Canada
I’ve written an op-ed called “Freedom of expression in Canada needs resuscitation” for the Toronto Star. My name appears alone on the byline, but I had a great deal of help from other members of PEN’s Canadian Issues Committee, as well as from... by william | Oct 29, 2015 | PEN Canada, Public Photography
This just went up earlier today. You can read it here: http://pencanada.ca/blog/canadians-have-the-right-to-film-police-officers/ by william | Oct 27, 2015 | PEN Canada, Public Photography
Let’s review a few basic facts, shall we? First of all, in Canada, where I live, there is a thing called the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and in that Charter is Section 2(b), which goes a little something like this: 2. Everyone has the following fundamental...