Douglas Todd: UBC fails to 'reconcile the irreconcilable' on free expression

A proposed University of B.C. statement that attempts to take into account all sides of the free-speech debate has pleased precious few.
UBC officials are back to the drawing board after receiving 200 responses, and many criticisms, of a working group’s draft policy on free expression. A new statement is expected in the spring, says Prof. Neil Guppy, senior adviser on academic freedom.
Critics say UBC’s draft statement failed to reconcile two irreconcilable values — the right t