Okay, we’re breaking down a little bit, but only because the Globe and Mail is still reporting that it was the “University of Ottawa’s decision to cancel” Ann Coulter’s talk.
The awkward truth, according to University of Ottawa president Allan Rock, is that organizers cancelled their own event. Not the university. Not police. Not protesters. So says Rock in an email sent out to all alumni late yesterday afternoon.
That really spikes the free speech vs censorship narrative that’s being spun, eh? Buzzkill.
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