Frances Widdowson's Free Speech Lawsuit: Balancing Speech and Safety

0:00It's April 14th, Calvary News. Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. A former professor named Frances Whittison just had her free speech lawsuit against the University of Lethbridge, heard in court. Back in July 2023, she sued after the school canceled her talk in February 2023, blemming pressure from Blackfoot First. Nation protesters and security worries. This isn't her first run-in. She spaced similar pushback at other Canadian campuses for questioning claims about unmargrays at residential schools. Her event got asked despite her giving two other lectures there that same week without issues. Whittison argues universities are buckling to activists, threatening open debate and their role in democracy. She stressed that without solid evidence, like the lack of exhumations that came loops after nearly five years, these stories harm real progress for. First nations. The province says schools must report on free speech policies and Lethbridge is reviewing

1:00theirs. Her lawyer pushed back on the idea that her views cause real harm. Hearings wrapped up Friday with a judge's ruling expected in coming months, spotlighting how campus's balance, speech, and safety.