Ontario's colleges have developed a free speech policy before the government's January 1st deadline, this comes ahead of the threat they would face funding cuts if not done.
The policy applies to all of the province's 24 colleges and defines freedom of expression as 'the right to speak, write, listen, challenge and learn.'
It states freedom of speech must be protected but specifies speech that violates the law and the Ontario human rights code is not allowed.
“We're public buildings and we entertain a number of groups and individuals with different opinions, and we want to allow them to express those but in a very constructive and meaningful way without interfering with each other. And with that comes some conditions of course, “ said George Burton, President of Canadore College in North Bay.
Universities are still scrambling to meet the January 1st deadline.
