A Follow-up on the York University Silencing of Pro-life Speech

I would like to thank Rick for his bringing to our attention the recent development at York University in Canada concerning the ban on speech that does not support abortion. I have attached the York University link [HERE].

From the perspective of Catholic Legal Theory, and a dash of responsible academic freedom to add savor, I wonder what Ms. Massa would think of the proposal that the discussion of any women’s right involves the need to discuss what is constitutive of women’s rights in a free exchange of perspectives? From the quotations attributed to her by the York publication, it appears that she has unilaterally suppressed Article 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states that “Everyone has… freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.” Perhaps the Charter does not apply on the campus of York University.

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