From Campus Reform, by Correspondent Benjamin Zeisloft, 15 March 2021, 6:01 PM.
Here is the lede plus six:
Joining top officials from across the globe, the Premier of Quebec wrote about the dangers of academic ideologies from the United States and promised to protect free expression.In the United States the Woke are coming for those who will not conform to the Woke model. However, other free nations fear the consequences for Democracy. They are correct to be concerned.In a Feb. 13 statement, Premier Francois Legault wrote that “a handful of radical activists can be seen trying to censor some words and works” in academia.
“We see a movement coming from the United States and frankly, I don't think it's like us,” he explained. “What's really disturbing is that more and more people are feeling intimidated. They feel forced to self-censure, lest they get insulted and expose in the public square.”
Legault added that canceling authors and professors “is going too far” and that the “situation is slip[p]ing.”
“While it can be healthy to question certain conceptions or behaviours and to avoid shock or injury, we must not sacrifice our freedom of expression,” he said. “Freedom of expression is one of the pillars of our democracy. If we start compromising on this, we risk seeing the same censorship overflow in our media, in our political debates. We won't mean anything anymore. No one will dare to talk about immigration, for example, if every time we talk about this, we get screamed nonsense. Nobody wants that. Not me, anyway.”
Legault announced that Higher Education Minister Danielle McCann is seeking to “act fast” in response to the erosion of Quebec’s academic culture.
Campus Reform recently reported that other Western nations are concerned about the rise of woke academia as a result of American influence.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
Regards — Cliff
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