Many Canadians on the left clearly already see the classical liberal idea of free speech as a conservative notion, not as a key block in Western society’s foundation. And crucially, in Canada, we punish speech after it happens, and only if it meets a high bar in the Criminal Code. We don’t ban free speech in advance because we’re afraid of it; that’s precisely what Ford’s government claims to want to prevent on campuses. In Canada, we don’t ban free speech in advance because we’re afraid of itWorryingly, to my mind, Ontario’s universities seem happy to play ball. In fact he argued they ARE entirely compatible, as illustrated by quotes from him and from university policy.

Source: National Post September 06, 2018 01:18 UTC