Juno News - April 20, 2026


University of Guelph bans conservative activist over “unwelcome” conversation


Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

162.31155

Word count

323

Sentence count

24

Harmful content

Misogyny

2

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Toxicity

2

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Summary

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In this episode, we talk to a woman who has been banned from campus because of her right to free speech. She shares her story and why she thinks the ban is ridiculous and what she wants the university to do about it.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 I think you have a human rights case here, frankly.
00:00:02.700 I mean, if they want to put this before a human rights tribunal,
00:00:06.900 I think you have a case.
00:00:09.240 If you want to go in that direction, obviously, that's entirely up to you.
00:00:12.340 But the idea that somehow you or your father would owe anybody an apology
00:00:16.140 simply for asking somebody's opinion,
00:00:18.640 I mean, if that's going to be an issue in this country,
00:00:20.940 we have no free speech left.
00:00:22.680 It's dead. It's over.
00:00:23.980 Not only on campuses, but outside.
00:00:28.260 because of some of these laws that the Liberal government are bringing in
00:00:32.480 that are basically chilling, having a chilling effect on people's ability,
00:00:39.520 long-held, treasured ability to simply have open and honest engagement with others. 0.94
00:00:48.100 It's absolutely ridiculous.
00:00:50.860 And the fact that they're even suggesting that it's hate speech. 0.74
00:00:54.180 When I reached out to the security office there, the response that I got back was that it was the tone and intent of the conversation that was unwelcome, not necessarily what was said.
00:01:06.740 So it isn't even like specific words that they're pinpointing here.
00:01:10.140 It was the tone and intent.
00:01:12.340 And yet the letter still says that because of certain actions on March 6th that I'm banned, which honestly is ridiculous at this point.
00:01:21.600 Yeah.
00:01:22.280 What's your next move? 1.00
00:01:24.180 Well, I want to have a conversation with these girls. I want to understand where they're coming from. I want the breach to be healed. I want them to understand our side because I wish that they were open to the conversation because I would love to have that conversation. 1.00
00:01:41.100 I want this wound to be healed. And I would love for the university, without any further need for
00:01:47.420 action, I would love for the university to remove these trespass notices, because this is ridiculous.
00:01:52.080 This is my father's university. This is my work that they're impeding. And I just, it's ridiculous.