April 2002
In 1994 Bob Rae’s NDP government
in Ontario wanted to impose a speech code on colleges and universities,
to ensure that everyone in the university, especially students, always
felt “comfortable” and were never challenged in their beliefs. There was
not a single protest from any university or university president. In fact,
the only two organizations that protested were SAFS and the McMaster University
Faculty Association that I had never joined because I find it inappropriate
for university professors to engage in collective bargaining. I immediately
joined both.
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