Today’s letters: Lamenting the loss of intellectual freedom on campus

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'On Friday, I attended a lecture by professor Janice Fiamengo at the University of Ottawa. Her lecture was a critique of modern feminist ideology, it’s foundations, exaggerations, distortions and misandry. It was a perfect example of what Barbara Kay is talking about.

It may have seemed controversial to some, but the floor was to be open to all questions after the event. Before we even started, a plethora of ideological feminist fascists decided that it was their right to shut down freedom of speech. Campus security gave us another room, but a few of them again had to be removed. Although Ms. Fiamengo completed most of her lecture, the event ended early because one of the protesters pulled the fire alarm. These people were shown every consideration and invited to participate. The lecture was well researched and thoughtfully presented. They chose to remain ignorant. They knew nothing about the subject.

I am an alumni of the UofO and I am totally ashamed and disgusted by what it has become. There exists no freedom of discourse at the institution. I say shame on you Alan Rock and Michaëlle Jean. Shame on you for allowing what was once a fine university to become a cesspool of myths and intellectual fraud. I congratulate Ms. Fiamengo for her amazing courage in the face of such hateful vitriol.
Alan Fournier, Wakefield, Que.'