Controversial speaker returning to Lethbridge this weekend, concerns being raised

A controversial speaker whose speech was interrupted by protests at the University of Lethbridge is February is set to give a talk at a different location on Saturday. Former Mount Royal University policy studies professor Frances Widdowson is set to give her “How Does Woke-ism Threaten Academic Freedom?” talk at the Lethbridge Public Library despite backlash she received at one of her speeches earlier this year. “I think it’s incredibly important,” Widdowson told C