Tag: freedom of expression

University to discuss drafting freedom of expression guidelines

Early in March, McMaster University released drafted guidelines for freedom of expression and acceptable protest on campus. The guidelines followed controversial University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson’s speech on campus from the year before.   In response to Peterson’s visit and the protest...

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Queen’s needs freedom of expression guidelines

We can’t wait for an unsafe situation to unfold before we attempt to prevent one.   McMaster is in the process of creating a set of guidelines towards protest and free speech on their campus. This guideline seeks to provide a clear set of rules for acceptable ways for students to express dissent with...

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Queen’s needs freedom of speech

Many North American university campuses are witnessing the rise of an alarming culture that endangers free speech by stifling those with nonconformist views. Where a university used to be a marketplace of ideas, a forum to learn by way of boundless inquiry and exposure to contrasting opinions, several...

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You can’t put a price on free speech, unless you’re UAlberta

If you’re going to block freedom of expression on a university campus, you’d better have a more believable reason than an inflated security fee.  Eleven days before their scheduled on-campus protest, UAlberta Pro-Life — a student group that protests against abortion — had to cancel because the university...

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