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This is an abrupt about face from the University's past actions regarding the group's protest. In the past, people walking past were given fair warning as well as fair advisement that the protests were protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Their past actions are irrelevant. They have the right to change their minds if they wish. If they now see it as something they don't want happening on their property, they're allowed to ask the students to leave.
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Furthermore, Canadian jurisprudence and Charter case precedence clearly show that the Charter is expected to reside not only in the public sphere, but also in the private sphere.
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Again, the University is not trampling on anyone's right to free speech here. The University's rights were being violated by the students who refused to leave the property when asked. They are by no means telling the students they can't say or think what they wish, they're just saying they have to do it elsewhere.
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The University is private property, in title only, for administrative purposes. In reality, it is a publicly funded institution which is supposed to be a free ground for the exchange of ideas.
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It's a partially publicly funded institution, but that doesn't matter. When it comes to property, title is all that matters. If someone else paid for your house, but its your name on the title, then you have all the rights associated with that property, including the right to ask people to leave it. Yes, sure a University is supposed to be for the exchange of ideas, but if a small group of people is offending or harassing or in anyway behaving inappropriately, then they can be removed. Since its the University's property, they get to make that determination -- not you, nor I, nor anyone else.
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This is politics. Pure and simple. The Pro-Life group became to much of a controversy so the University decided to take the easy way out.
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In your opinion. I'm not concerned with opinions here only facts. And the facts here are clear.