Each year for Freedom to Read Week, the Freedom of Expression Committee publishes a review of current censorship issues in Canada, featuring provocative news articles, interviews with champions of free speech, and a Get Involved section with activities designed for classroom instruction and discussion. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we will not be publishing a Freedom to Read kit in 2023. However, we will have a vibrant and striking new poster available for order! You can find the order form here.
Freedom to Read Poster 2023
Freedom to Read Poster 2022
Freedom to Read Poster 2021
Freedom to Read Kit 2020
Freedom to Read Kit 2019
Freedom to Read Kit 2018
Freedom to Read Kit 2017
Freedom to Read Kit 2016
Freedom to Read Kit 2015
Freedom to Read Kit 2014
Editorial This year’s Freedom to Read review marks the thirtieth anniversary of its publication and of Freedom to Read Week in Canada. It was 1984 when the Book and Periodical Council, through its Freedom of Expression Committee, first published this annual review to explore the freedom to…
Freedom to Read Kit 2013
Freedom to Read Kit 2012
Editorial The year 2011 was inspirational for proponents of free expression. A deep longing for democracy, human rights and equality drove people into the streets across the Muslim world and North America. Although they sometimes faced violent responses, ordinary people armed with powerful ideas toppled governments in…
Freedom to Read Kit 2011
Editorial From the Supreme Court to the streets of the G20 Summit protests, from the halls of residential schools to the Senate floor, this twenty-seventh edition of Freedom to Read covers the shifting landscape of censorship and free expression in Canada today. In Freedom to Read 2011,…