Interview with the insiders on the Ann Coulter issue

Mark Sutcliffe Ann Coulter show from Vlad Tepes on Vimeo.
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How left-wing thugs shut down Ann Coulter's speech...
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Saved! The Precious and Impressionable Dears of the University of Ottawa

"It is good to see that the University of Ottawa, which provides a salary to mad 9/11 truthers like Michel Chossudovsky, is teaching its students that to resolve conflicts and agitate for human rights, one only needs to prevent speech they deem “discriminatory.”

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Ex-human rights commission worker sounds like a bigot to me

"...in her letter, Cooke-Browne makes what sounds to me like a libelous charge when she writes “She [Coulter] needs to be charged with hate crimes under the Criminal Code of Canada; Sections 318, for advocating genocide, (for saying Muslim clerics should be killed) and 319, for publicly inciting hatred.”

"I pity the poor souls in Newfoundland and Labrador, who are served by a human rights commission that would have employed this bigot as an investigator. And shame on that human rights commission."
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A reader writes:

"Because I'm an alumna of the University of Ottawa, I received the following e-letter in my inbox this evening, courtesy of the school's Alumni Association. It's a masterpiece of evasion:"

Dear Alumni and Friends,

On Tuesday, March 23, an appearance by Ann Coulter was scheduled on our campus, organized by the International Free Press Society Canada and the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.
The University of Ottawa has always promoted and defended freedom of expression. For that reason, we did not at any time oppose Ann Coulter’s appearance. Whether it is Ann Coulter or any other speaker, diverse views have always been and continue to be welcome on our campus.

Last night, the organizers themselves decided at 7:50 p.m. to cancel the event and so informed the University’s Protection Services staff on site. At that time, a crowd of about one thousand people had peacefully gathered at Marion Hall.

"Freedom of expression is a core value that the University of Ottawa has always promoted," said Allan Rock, President of the University. "We have a long history of hosting contentious and controversial speakers on our campus. Last night was no exception, as people gathered here to listen to and debate Ann Coulter’s opinions.

I encourage our students, faculty and other members of our community to maintain our University as an open forum for diverse opinions. Ours is a safe and democratic environment for the expression of views, and we will keep it that way."

Sigh. I read what you said about not voicing our opinions anonymously. I know you're right. My fear isn't of losing my job, though, it's of never working again. Still, I'm beginning to think I'd rather not, at least not in the Canadian civil service. Or Canadian academe.
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The 2010 Irony Award Goes to....

The University of Ottawa!