University of Lethbridge cancelled the event after guidance from those with \u0027considerable cultural, scholarly, sectoral and legal expertise\u0027
Widdowson was invited to campus by philosophy professor Paul Viminitz for a guest lecture. Widdowson is perhaps best known for her defence of the educational benefits of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools system, and madeSign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Members of the university community have the right to criticize and question views expressed on campus, but they may not obstruct or interfere with others’ freedom of expression. Debate or deliberation on campus may not be suppressed because the ideas put forward are thought by some, or even most, to be offensive, unwise, immoral, or misguided,” Mahon’s statement said.Article content
to provide accurate and true information on this important piece of Canadian history,” and that Widdowson could not do that. The University’s Department of Indigenous Studies also issued a statement in which it “vehemently condemns the anti-Indigenous rhetoric routinely disseminated by former MRU professor Frances Widdowson and deplores the fact that she is being given a platform to legitimize that discourse on our campus.”Article content
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