Wilfrid Laurier University
Increased police presence in Waterloo as thousands attend St. Patrick’s Day events
During an update early Saturday afternoon, police said officers attended approximately 30 gatherings on Ezra Avenue as well as Marshall and Albert streets. Continue reading
COMMENTARY: Other Canadian universities need to take a lesson from Wilfrid Laurier’s shame
Is WLU so unique that this “institutional failure” would happen there and nowhere else? Unfortunately, that’s not likely the case. Continue reading
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Year in Review: Top 5 videos for Global News Toronto in 2017
As we look back at the year that was, our Global News team has crunched the numbers and provided a top five list of the most viewed videos in Toronto. Continue reading
Ottawa Catholic university ban on abortion film not under province’s authority
Ontario 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. Continue reading
Ottawa Catholic university cancels screening of abortion documentary
A 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. Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Despite about-face, Laurier needs schooling on fundamentals of free speech
The 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. Continue reading
Wilfrid Laurier TA happy school apologized but wants long-term changes to protect free speech
“I’m happy they apologized but at the same time let’s acknowledge this was their only option,” Wilfrid Laurier TA Lindsay Shepherd told Global News. Continue reading
Laurier university accused of censorship after TA reprimanded for playing gender pronoun debate clip
The clip in question featured University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson, who has famously refused to use gender pronouns other than “he” or “she,” defending his position against a professor who argued it was necessary to use the pronouns that a person prefers to be called. Continue reading
Laurier launches third-party investigation after TA plays clip of gender debate
An Ontario university says it’s launching a third-party investigation after a teaching assistant aired a clip of a debate on gender-neutral pronouns to two tutorials. Continue reading
Tentative deal reached for striking custodians at Wilfrid Laurier University
The union for striking custodial staff, groundskeepers and tradespeople at Wilfrid Laurier University say they’ve reached a tentative agreement with their employer. Continue reading
