A large majority of Canadian university students surveyed in a new study say they can’t safely express their opinion in the classroom without facing negative consequences, particularly those who consider themselves politically moderate, conservative, or very conservative.
Only 23.6 percent of the 760 students surveyed from Canadian universities reported being comfortable discussing their views on politics, religion, race, gender, and sexual orientation without fear of negative consequences or treatment by peers or university staff, according to the study released Sept. 3 by the Calgary-based Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy.
“Technically, free speech is protected by the Charter, but in practice, three out of four students heavily censor themselves at Canadian universities for fear of social and academic consequences if their actual views were known,” report co-author David Hunt told The Epoch Times….