S04E29 The Widdowson Case

John takes us through a new Justice Centre case that's being filed on behalf of Prof. Frances Widdowson against the University of Lethbridge. Last winter the institution shut down one of her lectures. This is an example of how wokeism damages not only the reputation of the cancelled target, but of the institution itself because their action contradicts their stated principles of academic freedom and free inquiry. An interesting footnote; cancel culture in academia was the subject of Widdowson's cancelled lecture.

Justice Centre, Aug 1, 2023: University of Lethbridge sued over cancelling Dr. Frances Widdowson speaking event

The University of Chicago: Free Expression

Global News, Feb 2, 2023: Hundreds of protesters drown out speaker Frances Widdowson at University of Lethbridge

Justice Centre, Sep 24, 2020: Campus Freedom Index – Universities choose ideological advocacy over free expression

Hayden Cook in Alberta Law Review via CanLII (PDF): Charter Applicability to Universities and the Regulation of On-Campus Expression

C2C, Oct 2020: “The Truth as I See It” – In Conversation with Frances Widdowson

CTV News, Jan 5, 2022: Fired Mount Royal University professor says she plans to appeal

Amazon.ca: Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation by Frances Widdowson – Oct. 24 2008

Amazon.ca: Separate but Unequal: How Parallelist Ideology Conceals Indigenous Dependency by Frances Widdowson – Nov. 5 2019

The Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship

change.org Petition, Jan 26, 2023: Stop Frances Widdowson from Speaking at University of Lethbridge

Justice Centre, Oct 15, 2019: Nicholas Mcleod v. Mount Royal University

LinkedIn: Paul Viminitz--Professor at University of Lethbridge

CanLII, Oct 9, 1997: Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 1997 CanLII 327 (SCC), [1997] 3 SCR 624

Inside Higher Ed, Mar 20, 2017: 'Hijacking a Fundamental Right'

Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens