Action by Lakehead University to make sure freedom of speech exists on campus.
The school made the statement following the Ford government’s new requirement that all colleges and universities have a policy by today ensuring free speech.
The government adds there’ll be annual monitoring of compliance and penalties for not adhering.
LU notes while it had policies in place to ensure free expression protected from harrassment, it didn’t have anything to reflect the government’s new guidelines.
The Lakehead University Free Expression Policy is meant to address this.
You can read the document at this link.