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Free speech found in an unlikely place
Reader comment on item: The Rot in Our [Canadian] Universities
Submitted by Doris Darvasi (Canada), Jan 30, 2003 at 16:59
I enjoyed your article and could not agree more. I have experienced it myself. However, there is a breath of fresh air to be found in an unlikely place. I am presently a student at Trinity Western University in British Columbia. It is a private, Christian university. I have never found so much openness in discussing issues as at this university. Professors are encouraging students to voice their opinions no matter on what side of any issues they are. We are having a great time.Doris Darvasi
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| 2 | Lack of academic rigour, bleeding ground for bigotry [50 words] | S ISAC | Aug 5, 2010 19:15 | 176404 | |
 Islamic-Leftist Group think problem. [159 words] | DaveP | Aug 1, 2016 05:35 | 176404 | ||
| As much as we are loathe to do so, we must take up their tactics [69 words] | Jaap Boetha | Apr 8, 2010 15:25 | 171092 | ||
| Thugs Terrorize Campus [97 words] | Alana Ronald | Mar 29, 2010 12:14 | 170750 | ||
| Even Ann Coulter deserves "freedom of speech" [69 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Mar 27, 2010 16:11 | 170684 | ||
| islam or islamophobe? [93 words] | EF Bruhn | Mar 25, 2010 09:18 | 170614 | ||
| islamists in Canada, in the city of Ottawa threatened violence so extremely that Ann Coulter was forced to cancel a speech. March 23 .2010 [278 words] | Phil Greend | Mar 24, 2010 00:18 | 170577 | ||
| Welcome to Trudeautopia, Anne - Bienvenue a Trudeautopie, Madame Coulter [359 words] | Abu McDonald | Mar 23, 2010 17:56 | 170567 | ||
| anti Jew hate still ongoing at Canadian Unviversities...." Israeli Apartheid Week " is in its' 6 th. year. ...Mar. 2010 [175 words] | Phil Greend | Mar 5, 2010 14:48 | 169728 | ||
| 1 | The Racism of branding Israel security measures as "racist" [799 words] | Paulina | Oct 31, 2010 00:13 | 169728 | |
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| 1 | freedom [117 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | John Williams | Jul 20, 2008 01:26 | 135416 | |
| Sabra and Chatilla [226 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Apr 2, 2010 03:20 | 135416 | ||
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| Go to california [86 words] | Dave | Apr 6, 2010 15:00 | 27059 | ||
| I praise York for its unique political, social and educational experience [88 words] | Dominic | Nov 29, 2004 22:31 | 18707 | ||
| 1 | Freedom [244 words] | Aral Balkan | Jun 12, 2004 19:46 | 15656 | |
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| reply to Jeff Bercovitch [157 words] | Peter J. Herz | Jan 12, 2004 03:00 | 13300 | ||
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| Truth always always wins! [112 words] | Thomas R. Brooks | Aug 3, 2003 23:09 | 10433 | ||
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| Another article from a Canadian newspaper [178 words] | Meryl Arbing | Mar 12, 2003 12:43 | 7202 | ||
| What do you expect? [65 words] | Mike Donovan | Feb 16, 2003 13:30 | 6687 | ||
| York University - not surprising [452 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Adam | Feb 16, 2003 12:08 | 6686 | ||
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| Orwellian Freedom [293 words] | John Borgman | Feb 11, 2003 19:53 | 6570 | ||
| Canada is a regional and diverse country [94 words] | H.A. Whitfield | Feb 7, 2003 08:43 | 6479 | ||
| Canadian Attitudes [159 words] | JSM | Feb 5, 2003 21:33 | 6435 | ||
| McGill U in Montreal is no better [182 words] | Jeff Bercovitch | Feb 3, 2003 12:54 | 6322 | ||
| Not just the universities [133 words] | Dan Rusen | Feb 3, 2003 02:30 | 6308 | ||
| When did leftist professors become so anti-semitic? [117 words] | Dave Schmidt | Feb 2, 2003 19:51 | 6287 | ||
| Lebanon [70 words] | Richard Khayat | Feb 2, 2003 18:04 | 6286 | ||
| Richard....I hope they listen to you before it's too late! [132 words] | Froike | Mar 24, 2010 13:34 | 6286 | ||
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| Will you be suing? [76 words] | Nehama Abrahami | Feb 2, 2003 08:54 | 6257 | ||
| Dr. Pipes [22 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Bryna Weiss | Feb 2, 2003 03:12 | 6255 | ||
| Repress the repressors [86 words] | Dan Bloomberg | Feb 1, 2003 22:46 | 6248 | ||
| York University Pipes Protest Signs and Slogans [340 words] | eyesoftheworld | Feb 1, 2003 22:33 | 6247 | ||
| A True Voice [18 words] | Tom Burke | Feb 1, 2003 18:27 | 6242 | ||
| Re: Roots of Leftist Leanings [49 words] | Michael Joyce | Feb 1, 2003 17:50 | 6236 | ||
| 1 | Canadian Politics does not reflect Canadian Popular Opinion [456 words] | Richard Yves | Feb 1, 2003 12:20 | 6226 | |
| God help us [27 words] | Chris McIntosh | Feb 1, 2003 12:07 | 6225 | ||
| York University And Others [72 words] | Eli Levanoni | Feb 1, 2003 08:33 | 6224 | ||
| Not all of Canada is bad [153 words] | Jimmie | Feb 1, 2003 02:40 | 6220 | ||
| Whatever happened to free speech? [472 words] | Benjamin R. Hosen | Feb 1, 2003 01:56 | 6219 | ||
| How can we help? [121 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Bill Hadney | Jan 31, 2003 21:34 | 6216 | ||
| How can we help [84 words] | Dave | Apr 7, 2010 16:15 | 6216 | ||
| A "left winger"'s response [94 words] | bob fusfeld | Jan 31, 2003 19:43 | 6212 | ||
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| So much for a free marketplace of ideas [35 words] | Roberta Zelkha | Jan 31, 2003 18:10 | 6206 | ||
| Appalling Destructive Behavior [62 words] | Jean Duvivier | Jan 31, 2003 17:29 | 6204 | ||
| The insane are running the asylum [103 words] | Nonie Darwish | Jan 31, 2003 17:19 | 6203 | ||
| Only in America ???? [45 words] | Kermit J. Halperin, D.D.S. | Jan 31, 2003 16:51 | 6201 | ||
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| Forgetting history [72 words] | Robert Brown | Jan 31, 2003 10:34 | 6187 | ||
| Dhimmis [60 words] | Mark E. Lambrecht | Jan 31, 2003 10:29 | 6186 | ||
| Hmmmm [486 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Sandra | Jan 31, 2003 10:09 | 6185 | ||
| Ashamed to be Canadian [128 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Patricia Gamliel | Jan 31, 2003 09:59 | 6184 | ||
| Orwell's 1984 is here! [128 words] | Dwight Castle | Jan 31, 2003 09:53 | 6183 | ||
| WE SUPPORT YOU [78 words] | Sheri Whalen | Jan 31, 2003 09:18 | 6179 | ||
| Where do the children learn? [157 words] | James Macek | Jan 31, 2003 09:16 | 6178 | ||
| Where the Left is taking us [202 words] | Jeff M. | Jan 31, 2003 08:31 | 6177 | ||
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| How Hitler Got Started [347 words] | Robert Alexander | Jan 31, 2003 06:34 | 6171 | ||
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| No diversity of opinion. [89 words] | Vincent Chang | Jan 31, 2003 04:31 | 6167 | ||
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| Who's guarding the back door? [300 words] | Jim Rivard | Jan 30, 2003 23:15 | 6155 | ||
| Ignorance is NOT bliss! [218 words] | SAJeffrey | Jan 30, 2003 23:10 | 6154 | ||
| Closing the door on freedom [199 words] | Fergus Schappert | Jan 30, 2003 22:33 | 6152 | ||
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| Shame on us [179 words] | Alexander | Jan 30, 2003 21:32 | 6150 | ||
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| Canadian Stupidity [258 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Jan 30, 2003 21:10 | 6144 | ||
| Dr. Pipes' double standard [93 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Shahram Shah | Jan 30, 2003 20:45 | 6142 | ||
| Speech at York University, Toronto, Ont. Canada [235 words] | Leslie Satenstein | Jan 30, 2003 19:49 | 6140 | ||
| Round one, Dr Pipes! [211 words] | Irving D. Cohen | Jan 30, 2003 19:13 | 6139 | ||
| Are we becoming second class citizens? [290 words] | Gabriel Grosso | Jan 30, 2003 18:47 | 6138 | ||
| Bravo [37 words] | bunuel | Jan 30, 2003 18:39 | 6137 | ||
| Shame on them [78 words] | Darcy Mccannel | Jan 30, 2003 18:21 | 6136 | ||
 Free speech found in an unlikely place [86 words] | Doris Darvasi | Jan 30, 2003 16:59 | 6134 | ||
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| Rot, Indeed [56 words] | "JB" in PGH | Jan 30, 2003 16:04 | 6129 | ||
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| Cleaning out the rot [508 words] | P Krenkel | Jan 30, 2003 14:06 | 6126 |
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