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Originally Posted by MBates
To make the world comply with my ideals? No, don't have to be mine, but when in Canada they do have to comply with the Canadian constitution which includes the Charter and freedom of expression.
At risk of getting drawn into another spat that I appear to have avoided to now, let me provide a literal 'case in point':
http://ablawg.ca/2011/03/15/street-p...-in-pawlowski/
I do not believe most of what Mr. Pawlowski preaches but I can say that I actually have fought (and partially won) for his rights to say it.
You may need to put a bag over your head but I'm good with being known as a guy prepared to do a little volunteer work that I happen to know how to do to help a person who says free speech is being lost on university campuses.
I have kids I expect will attend a university campus one day. It is an important issue to me. So my money goes where my mouth is. |
I agree with everything you are saying. As an ex-pat I miss those Canadian values. But the issue is an American one (this is the American politics thread) and we have very different perspectives on free speech and education down here, as twisted as it may seem. You would think that the issue would be extremely easy to understand, based on policy and the pragmatic application of those rules. Sadly, this is America, where the almighty dollar drives everything, including the application of policy. The guys with the most money and connections win, and with dwindling enrollments and no state or federal money supporting colleges, the customer is always right. This is the new reality for those who work in education. The view of the administration, many of which are not educators but bean counters, is that faculty is easily replaced but students are gold.