Commentary
In mid-May, True North columnist Andrew Lawton reported that the London Public Library in Ontario refused to rent space for an annual public lecture organized by the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship (SAFS).
Founded in 1992, SAFS is a Canadian academic organization with a mandate to “defend freedom in teaching, research and scholarship.” It is non-profit, non-partisan, and entirely financed by membership fees and voluntary contributions.
Members of SAFS from across Canada promote “reasoned debate on issues of academic freedom and scholarship.” They come from a variety of positions on the political spectrum and bring a valuable diversity of opinion to the public square. The majority are practicing or retired university academics….