Universities are supposed to be places where students are exposed to a wide range of ideas and viewpoints, but the status of free speech on campuses has become one of Canada’s biggest hot-button issues. Because some critics charge that a preoccupation with protecting students from hurtful or offensive ideas puts free speech in jeopardy, we decided to find out what students really think. Here’s what more than 16,000 undergraduates across the country had to say in our exclusive student survey.
Tag Archives: freedom of speech
Donald Trump is a threat to the press and to freedom of speech
Trump’s impulse to dismiss the press as biased and propagandistic is authoritarian at its core
Here’s the thing about free speech: It’s not absolute.
The misconception that freedom of speech is absolute is most prevalent on the Internet, writes Emma Teitel
List of cancelled grad speakers grows
“Universities need to grow a spine and stand up for free expression,” says advocate
Cop cuts ties with Carleton over class speaker
Ontario Civil Liberties Association sees attempt to silence criticism of policing
University of Victoria sued over pro-life censorship
BC Civil Liberties Association defends club’s free speech
Half of Canadian universities fail at free speech: report
Abortion, Israel and men’s issues are hot topics on campus
Queen’s pulls down student’s underwear
Artwork deemed “inappropriate” for donor event
Drawing a line: the political power of cartoonists in Iran
Why cartoonists are proving to be a powerful force in one of the world’s most repressive regimes
Free speech at Queen’s, White Student Union & Bill Clinton
What students are talking about today (April 4th)