Commentary The case of Ryerson University student Jonathan Bradley is yet another example of the erosion of academic freedom and free speech at universities. A fourth-year journalism student and a strict Catholic, Bradley has filed a discrimination complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO), claiming to have been fired from the Eyeopener, a Ryerson…

The UK government has outlined proposals to bolster free speech protections on university campuses where it says there is a “chilling effect” on staff and students who hold certain political or religious views. The measures include a “Free Speech Champion” with the power to investigate and redress infringements, a legal requirement to actively promote free…

Commentary This is not an exercise in hindsight—discussing what we could or should have done differently in 2020—but an examination of that year’s political trends, which represent a growing threat to freedom, social peace, and economic prosperity in Canada. The trends that pose this threat were driven by leaders in the world of academia, media,…

The University of California (UC) is planning to return to in-person instruction this fall, due to an expected availability of vaccines to students and faculty. Its 10 campuses include University of California—Irvine, its only Orange County facility. Plans to reopen the schools were announced Jan. 11 by University of California president Michael Drake, who said…