Thirty-seven percent of Canadian university students with right-leaning views fear facing formal consequences—including lower grades—if they share an opinion in class that differs from the accepted “safe” stance on controversial topics, a new poll suggests.
A recently released study from the Fraser Institute found that left-leaning political viewpoints are dominant on university campuses in Canada, with even 30 percent of self-described left-leaning students fearing formal consequences if they express a viewpoint in class that conflicts with what is considered the “safe” stance.
“When students attend university, it is assumed that they will encounter a broad array of opinions, and that differing views will be discussed, contested and debated openly,” Fraser Institute senior fellow and study co-author Matthew D. Mitchell said in a statement. “But that’s not happening at campuses across Canada, according to the students themselves.”…