Laurier Free Speech
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Ottawa Catholic university ban on abortion film not under province’s authorityOntario Advanced Education Minister Deb Matthews' office says she has no authority to condemn a ban on polarizing events at a Catholic university in Ottawa that used the policy last week to cancel the scheduled screening of a documentary about abortion.PoliticsNov 28, 2017
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Andrew Scheer weighs in on Catholic university that banned abortion filmA Catholic university that cancelled a screening of a documentary about abortion receives millions of dollars in public money each year but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is staying silent on whether he would strip funding from the school if elected prime minister.PoliticsNov 27, 2017
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Ottawa Catholic university cancels screening of abortion documentaryA Catholic university in Ottawa cancelled a contracted screening of an award-winning documentary about a doctor who provides abortions at sea, telling organizers two days before the screening that they could either change the film or go somewhere else.CanadaNov 24, 2017
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Laurier University incident demonstrates defence of certain kinds of speechWhat we’re seeing once again is the defence of selective speech.CommentaryNov 23, 2017
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ANALYSIS: Despite about-face, Laurier needs schooling on fundamentals of free speechThe problem for Laurier when it says it is seriously examining the many issues raised by this incident is that they’ve been down this road before.CanadaNov 22, 2017
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Bill Kelly: A victory for free speech at Laurier UniversityUniversities should provide a platform for an exchange of contrary ideas to create a dialogue and debate on those issues.Nov 22, 2017
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