Quebec Premier François Legault has steered his government toward yet another divisive ideological debate by declaring his intention to move swiftly to protect campus free speech from anti-racism activists. The contentious part of this debate is not the merits of academic freedom per se. The 'war on woke'The Quebec government has offered few details about how it will actually go about protecting academic freedom. In 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sought to make federal funding of universities dependent on their defence of free speech. The cancellation contributed to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision in 2019 to issue an executive order protecting campus free speech.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2021 09:00 UTC