Lindsay Shepherd’s Academic Freedom and Free Speech Case: The Chronology and Facts
How has the Lindsay Shepherd case influenced freedom of expression policies and academic freedom standards at Canadian universities?
Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 2(b)
The University is a public body… subject to the Charter. The actions taken to discipline the students for their online comments infrin…
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