Alberta’s post-secondary campuses recently adopted the Chicago Principles —a specific kind of commitment to free speech— as per the orders of Jason Kenney’s UCP government. On a new episode of The Alberta Advantage podcast, Mount Royal University’s Roberta Lexier joins the show to explore what this sudden concern for free speech is really all about.
Ethan Cox
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