Read Story TranscriptA University of New Brunswick professor accused of being a white supremacist should have the academic freedom to pursue whichever ideas he wants, according to one academic. But in May, the school said in a statement it's investigating allegations, after an article in the Huffington Post called Duchesne a white supremacist. In an email, Duchesne told The Current characterized the accusation as "lies, misquotations and defamatory claims." He encouraged students to challenge ideas in open discussion, but disagreed that free speech could be manipulated to silence minority voices. (Lisa Xing/CBC)Free speech vs. hate speechBernie Farber, human rights and social justice consultant, argued that Canada needs to find the balance between free speech and hate speech.

Source: CBC News May 22, 2019 18:11 UTC