Top government officials in Britain and France have recently expressed concern with the spread of American sociological philosophies in their university systems. The Premier of Quebec is now joining international efforts to bolster the right to free speech.
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 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.”
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