Juno News - April 20, 2026


University of Guelph bans conservative activist over “unwelcome” conversation


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1 minute

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Word count

323

Sentence count

24

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2

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Toxicity

2

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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.