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Censorship on university campuses must stop

What happens when the very places that are supposed to champion open debate begin shutting it down?

Taxpayer-funded public universities across Canada are increasingly cancelling speakers and stifling discussions on matters of public interest, all in the name of “protecting” students and faculty from “harmful” speech.

Universities were once strongholds of courageous inquiry. Today, many of these institutions have decided that protecting students’ sensibilities is a higher goal than pursuing truth through free inquiry and open debate.

As universities continue to censor speech that departs from their woke ideology, one academic stands tall in this battle for free speech: Dr. Frances Widdowson.

Dr. Widdowson experienced cancel culture first-hand when the University of Lethbridge cancelled a scheduled event in 2023, at which she had been invited to speak about “How Woke-ism Threatens Academic Freedom.” Prior to that, she had been fired from her position as a tenured professor at Mount Royal University over her “politically incorrect” views: she had challenged the dominant government-and-media narrative about Aboriginal issues.

Over the past year, Dr. Widdowson has faced arrest, detention, threats, extreme verbal abuse, and actual violence on campus, at the hands of woke mobs.

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What are we doing about it?

This Friday, April 10, our lawyers will ask the Court of King’s Bench in Alberta to overturn the University of Lethbridge’s decision to cancel Dr. Widdowson’s public lecture.

They will argue that the university violated the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly – protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – by cancelling the event.

Photo credit: Dr. Widdowson surrounded by protesters and forced to the ground at the University of Winnipeg on September 26, 2025 (Courtesy of Daniel Page)

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What are your councilors hiding from you?

City councils and school boards across Canada are shielding their decisions from public scrutiny by banning citizens, parents, and taxpayers from recording public meetings. Only the Canadians who can attend these meetings in person are informed about the decisions of their elected representatives. Recording bans like these are a clear violation of freedom of expression - protected by the Charter. 2/10

Councilors are suppressing free speech

Imagine going to a public meeting of your local school board or city council. You want to record the public meeting so that you can share it with friends, neighbours and parents who cannot attend. (Who can attend every meeting, after all?)

When you pull out your phone to record the meeting, the school board chairman or mayor declares that nobody can record it. The declaration is enforced by security guards and police, who arrest and ticket individuals who fail to comply. This is actually happening to Canadians today, in cities and towns across the country.

On January 15 in North Huron, Ontario, two residents tried to record an open city council meeting. The council’s “rules” prohibited public recordings.
City Councilors called 911. Police removed them from the meeting and ticketed them for “trespassing.”

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Every day, Canadian students from kindergarten onward are exposed to a “gender ideology” that encourages changing genders, undergoing harmful and often irreversible gender-transition treatments - all while keeping parents in the dark. Increasingly, parents and teachers face serious consequences for challenging this unscientific ideology and for advocating for the safety, privacy, and dignity of women and girls. 2/11
On the west coast, mother-of-two Bryony Dixon opened her home to an international student during the 2023-2024 school year through her school district’s “Homestay” program, which connects international students with caring host families like Bryony’s. When another student asked to stay with her, Bryony submitted the same application to be a host family. This time, however, the school district ignored her application.

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Siksika Nation fines journalist Cory Morgan $2,000 for exposing uncomfortable truths

Journalist Cory Morgan (@CoryBMorgan) has had many different jobs.

Born in Red Deer, Alberta, in 1971, he started out as a professional surveyor after completing his studies at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Cory has also been active in politics, running as a candidate and volunteering with several parties at both the provincial and federal levels.

In 2019, Cory began a career in journalism, first as a columnist and then as a political commentator with the Western Standard in Calgary.

Over the years, Cory has developed a reputation as a plain-speaking, unfiltered journalist with a passion for the truth. 2/7

In March 2025, Cory travelled to one of the largest aboriginal reserves in southern Alberta. The Siksika (or “Blackfoot”) territory is located 100 kilometers south of Calgary, on a sprawling 690 square kilometers of land.

Ontario dad demands answers after his bank accounts are frozen in case that could strengthen the Charter rights of all Canadians

Every day, Canadians rely on access to their bank accounts to pay bills, manage expenses, and support their families.

But imagine discovering that your bank accounts had been frozen, with no explanation and no warning.

Your online banking access denied.

Your ATM cash withdrawal requests denied.

Your pre-authorized payments blocked, jeopardizing your vehicle, mortgage, or insurance payments.

Evan Blackman experienced this, along with hundreds of other Canadians.

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1/6 Police arrested Evan in downtown Ottawa on February 18, 2022, during the violent suppression of the peaceful Freedom Convoy protest. Though police released him that same day, he later discovered that his Toronto-Dominion Bank accounts had been frozen.

“The initial impact was drastic, being five hours away from home,” he explained. “It was an absolute shock to find out my bank accounts were frozen. As a self-employed worker, it not only affected my family, but my employees as well,” Evan said.

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Ontario teachers fired for honouring their conscience; Justice Centre provides lawyers to take action

Teachers are among the most trusted figures in our society.

Parents rely on teachers to model professionalism, fairness, and compassion. Educators, in turn, deserve a teaching environment that respects their fundamental rights and freedoms.

That’s why the story of Matt and Nicole Alexander from Cobden, Ontario, is so important.

1/6 Matt and Nicole Alexander were long-serving, dedicated schoolteachers employed by the Renfrew County District School Board in Ontario. In 2023, both teachers were abruptly suspended and later terminated under very troubling circumstances, simply for following their conscience.

“It’s hard to describe the magnitude of what’s happened in our family,” said Matt Alexander. “After dedicating more than two decades to my students and school, it seems to me, there is no room for Christians to be Christian in the education system.”

The Alexanders’ ordeal began in late 2022 when their teenage son, Josh Alexander—a student at an entirely different school board, began to challenge publicly his school’s policy of allowing biological males who identify as female to use girls’ washrooms.

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Follow this thread for the highlights of our analysis of today's Federal Court decision. 1. Tonight, Chief Justice Paul S. Crampton released a decision in the historic challenge to the Prime Minister's decision to advise the prorogation of the 44th session of Parliament.

We are back.

Follow us here for live updates on the historic challenge to the prorogation of the 44th session of Parliament.

Chief Justice Paul S. Crampton has entered the court. The hearing has resumed. 1. Day two starts with counsel for the Respondent (Attorney General) arguing that the court cannot know when or even if the government will fall to a non-confidence vote.

Today and tomorrow, we are at the Federal Court in Ottawa to provide live udpates on the court challenge to the Prime Minister's decision to advise the Governor General to prorogue Parliament.

Please note that the venue for the hearing has been changed to room 1008 of the Federal Court building at 90 Sparks Street in Ottawa.

The hearing starts at 9:30 a.m. ET today.

Follow us on X to follow this historic case. 1. We are among the first to arrive at the Federal Court building in snowy Ottawa.