Spencer Izen (he/him) is a civil and digital liberties advocate and researcher studying political science and information science at the University of British Columbia. His main research interests are in issues of information (in)justice, stemming from of his background developing the Student Press Freedom Act, Canada’s first student press protection legislation, alongside co-drafter Jessica Kim. Besides working at Library Futures, Spencer is a researcher with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, examining the law and policy of access to information rights in his province.