Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

2013/08/22

Greyson & Loubani: Support Humanitarian Efforts of Canadians and Petition for their Immediate Release

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It is ironic, three days before World Humanitarian Day (August 19, 2013), which had been established by the UN to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others, York University Professor John Greyson (filmmaker and environmental studies) and Dr. Tarek Loubani, a member of the Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care were arrested […]

2013/05/29

‘Scientists’ for the Right to Know’ Campaign – Academic Librarians Join Scientists in Canada

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Researchers at the University of Toronto have formed a new group in response to continuing government action on the freedom of information in Canada. The group called Scientists for the Right to Know states their mandate is ”  to advocate for the free conduct, communication, publication and archiving of research and to resist the muzzling […]

2013/04/08

LAC’s “Code of Conduct:Ethics and Value” – New Statements Released

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A joint public statement by the Association des archivistes du Québec, the Association of Canadian Archivists, and the Canadian Council of Archives issued a public statement protesting the new “Code of Conduct:  Ethics and Value” announced by the Library and Archives Canada for its employees.  English Statement / French Statement

2013/04/04

Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms vis a vis Library Archives Canada’s “Code of Conduct”

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In January 2013, Library and Archives Canada released to considerable debate and concern a Code of Conduct: Ethics and Values for its employees. The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians has examined this code of conduct and believes that several sections are not only inappropriate for information professionals at the LAC but also seem to […]