A former professor at Mount Royal University (MRU) is calling for an “open inquiry” into Canadian universities over concerns of speech censorship.
Frances Widdowson made the comments while accepting the George Jonas Freedom Award from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) during a ceremony on June 12 in Toronto.
The award is named after Hungarian-born Canadian journalist and writer George Jonas (1935-2016). JCCF created the award in his honour in 2018, saying it served to “carry on his legacy and to highlight the impact that one individual can make in defence of a free society.”
(L-R) Academic Frances Widdowson, John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, and Peter Stock, chairman of the board of directors of the Justice Centre, at an award ceremony in Toronto on June 13, 2025. (Omid Ghoreishi/The Epoch Times)
Widdowson, a former tenured professor at MRU, was removed from her job in 2021….