The statement mentions "thought" multiple times, incl as "critical thought" and "diversity of thought." But "knowledge" and its production not so much. Yet, I would say, the central goal of a university is knowledge production. 2/
Thing is, once you acknowledge improper use of power, you need to decide how to react to it once it happens. That's where this falters. 10/
Is this risk not present for every law, process, and procedure that Canadian society has created? Does such pre-emptive avoidance ever count as a good reason not to create good law, process, and procedure? 18/