Alberta university cancels speech by fired anti-wokeism professor

Widdowson was invited to campus by philosophy professor Paul Viminitz for a guest lecture. Widdowson is perhaps best known for her defence of the educational benefits of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools system, and madeSign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

“Members of the university community have the right to criticize and question views expressed on campus, but they may not obstruct or interfere with others’ freedom of expression. Debate or deliberation on campus may not be suppressed because the ideas put forward are thought by some, or even most, to be offensive, unwise, immoral, or misguided,” Mahon’s statement said.Article content

to provide accurate and true information on this important piece of Canadian history,” and that Widdowson could not do that. The University’s Department of Indigenous Studies also issued a statement in which it “vehemently condemns the anti-Indigenous rhetoric routinely disseminated by former MRU professor Frances Widdowson and deplores the fact that she is being given a platform to legitimize that discourse on our campus.”Article content

She will be speaking in the Uni Feb 1 4:30 local anyway, I encourage people to join the conversation. If she has opinions you disagree with, now is your chance to discuss them with her.

Cancel the university

Just a reminder to anyone with BLM in their bio 🚨it was a scam. To those of you that believe in the +800 genders, I have a highway I want to sell you Unreal

What the hell is anti-woke? This person tries to rationalize and justify discrimination and it can't be done. U of Lethbridge is respecting the Charter to shut her down.

What's national socialist about that?

So Free Speech and democracy is of no value to the University. With these wokes in charge, the world would still be flat. And any one disagreeing would be burned at the stake for heresy.

Disgusting, boycott U of L

Alberta universities no longer defend diversity of opinion.

“Do not be so open minded that your brains fall out.” GK Chesterton. Pretty ironic that her speech was on wokeness killing academic freedom & UofL,the very institution supposedly upholding academic discourse,cancels her. Guess she just made her point quite clearly.

Universities are a cesspool. All their profs should be replaced with clear minded individuals

She said residential schools were beneficial. What a disgusting human being

“They’ll have to haul me away with security to stop me” lol what a loser!

Great. I'm sure she can find a place to be platformed somewhere else.

Mike Mahon, U Lethbridge’s president and vice-chancellor, said “the vast majority of our community finds these views abhorrent,” Our community? So an analogy would be that Oilers fans find the views of flames fans abhorrent and ban them from he NHL. Cuz.. abpoli flames cdnpoli

Sad when universities who are to be the defenders of free speech cave to political expedience.

Cancel culture of the woke left. When universities stop being the supporters of free speech then societies stop growing. It’s like when religious ideology takes over and only one point of view is accepted. Democracy loses.

Universities in Canada are not sanctuaries for free speach . They are the indoctrination tools of the radical left and the woke. God forbid anyone should have a contrary idea. They should be ashamed.

“All women need to be heard” as long as they conform to my belief system.

'anti-wokeism professor', lol. ONLY IN ALBERTA.

Jason Kenney said in 2022 'we are putting kids and the authority of parents back in charge of our education system.” The parents spoke out in this case, and they decided what they wanted taught.

So much for free speech and people's choice to listen to whatever speaker they are interested in. I guess she's not included in the 'inclusive' agenda.

Guess she's been woken to start voting or Maxime will never get to the debates.

What’s the opposite of strong and free? Weak and woke? Canada is becoming that more and more every day.

Diversity equity and inclusion. Oh no you have to think like us and tow the party line for that to apply... total Marxist cancel culture bs. University managers should be fired with due cause zero severance.

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