Alberta to Require Universities and Colleges to Provide Free Speech Report Annually

Move comes after Frances Widdowson's talk was cancelled by the University of Lethbridge

The University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, in a file photo. Jeff Whyte/Shutterstock

The Alberta government has announced that post-secondary institutions will be required to provide reporting annually on their efforts to protect free speech directly to Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides.

Nicolaides told The Epoch Times it became apparent after the University of Lethbridge (U of L) cancelled a planned public lecture by guest academic Frances Widdowson that it was “important to ensure there is adequate compliance to policies.”