Unify Action - November 03, 2025


They Told Us to Stop Talking — A Canadian University’s War on Debate

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Hosted by
Sarah Dotzert
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8 minutes

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1,593

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In this episode, we talk about the problems we ve had with being on university property, and how we plan to work with the universities to make sure we re allowed to be on their property. We also discuss the importance of having conservative clubs and chapters on every campus in Canada, and what we would like to see happen.

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00:00:00.000 all right guys we've come across a problem and something that you might not know about our being
00:00:06.560 on universities is that we need to have permission to be on university property now a sidewalk is not
00:00:12.400 university property that's city property so we can actually be there without permit but on the
00:00:17.760 university property the universities view that as renting the space so we need university permission
00:00:23.760 to be on university property now this can be a problem because we have to work with the
00:00:27.520 universities to get approval and it can take weeks and weeks and weeks to get approval. During this
00:00:32.560 process, we come across those universities that don't want us to be there. Now you're gonna find
00:00:39.360 this interesting. So the second most important university in Canada has told us no, and we don't
00:00:46.160 know their reasonings, but I'm just going to give a synopsis of what they said to me. And this was
00:00:52.080 on Tuesday, so just a couple of days ago from recording this, and I reached out to them in
00:00:57.600 hopes that I would be able to be on university property on their campus. And this was the very
00:01:02.900 brief response. Hi, Sarah. I have consulted with our media relations team. We do not permit this
00:01:08.300 type of activity on campus. Best of luck. That's the entirety of their response. Now,
00:01:16.760 you might think that's kind of wild. So, okay, what are they, what do they not like about this
00:01:22.680 activity? So it can't be the filming because this university is very open about allowing filming on
00:01:28.460 the campus. So it can't be that. So therefore it must be the fact that we're an external organization
00:01:33.720 going and having debates on the campus. Now this could actually be a pretty big thing when it comes
00:01:39.080 to free speech because they're literally squelching free speech on their campus by not allowing other
00:01:44.060 people to come and have conversations with their students. Now, this is actually a big thing that
00:01:49.560 we need to work on. This runs up to one of the goals we have as an organization, and we haven't
00:01:54.260 been very clear about this in the past, but I'm going to lay it all out for you today. So one of
00:01:59.400 our goals is to organize young people to spread the message about conservative values and to get
00:02:05.860 others voting, right? That's one of the big things. So the whole idea is that we would have chapters
00:02:11.960 and clubs on every campus in Canada and on every high school in Canada and that students could
00:02:18.140 interact with these chapters and learn more about conservative principles and then get involved and
00:02:23.460 encourage their fellow students to vote and to make the case for conservative values. This is
00:02:29.320 one of the reasons that we exist. This was like the whole idea of the organization in the beginning
00:02:33.740 and we've actually gotten closer to this goal now that we're doing the table debates because
00:02:38.780 students actually see what we're doing instead of just walking around with the mic. So that has
00:02:43.100 been really helpful having the table. But because we're an external organization, they can, I guess,
00:02:51.260 tell us we can't be on the campus. And that doesn't seem right, but that is apparently what
00:02:58.220 they can do. So the only way around that to have table debates on the university property
00:03:05.100 on these campuses is to have the chapter on the campus. If the chapter were to have a tabling
00:03:10.940 event and to hold debates, the university would not be within the rights to say no because this
00:03:17.580 would be a ratified club and stopping them would actually be a huge problem. So they would have to
00:03:22.780 let us have the table debates if we were a ratified chapter. So that is one of the things we will be
00:03:28.620 be pursuing on these campuses.
00:03:30.660 And by the way, if you are a student on any campus in Canada, reach out to us.
00:03:35.560 We would love to work with you to have chapters ratified on your campuses.
00:03:39.820 This is something that we want to do.
00:03:41.760 We need to get this done.
00:03:42.940 There needs to be an organization, a grassroots organization in Canada.
00:03:47.180 So if you are a student on any of these campuses, reach out to us, direct
00:03:50.940 message us on Instagram or X.
00:03:53.280 We would love to hear from you and to help you spread the word about
00:03:57.220 conservative values.
00:03:58.020 is something that we need. We really believe strongly in this, and we would love to work with
00:04:03.060 you on that. And even if you aren't a student, you can actually help us spread the word about
00:04:09.380 these chapters that we're trying to start. If you have a student in your life or if you live
00:04:14.340 near a campus, you can actually help us hand out literature to advertise for these chapters.
00:04:19.700 So there is work for everyone really. Having these chapters is definitely integral to our mission,
00:04:24.660 but we don't just want to reach the students with like right-leaning messages about like freedom
00:04:30.580 and free speech, free markets and capitalism. That's not only what we want to do, we want to
00:04:34.820 reach all of Canada with this message as well. So you guys can help us. We actually have a card that
00:04:41.220 we've begun to hand out that will have names of independent media sources on that card. So if you
00:04:47.620 are interested in handing out these cards, then connect with us on X or Instagram and we can
00:04:52.740 actually send you the files and then you can have them printed up in your area and this is something
00:04:57.540 that we truly believe in because no one is really spreading the message about independent media
00:05:01.540 and that needs to happen we need to get people off mainstream media and the best way to do that is
00:05:06.260 to inform them that there is an alternative and an alternative that you can actually trust so we
00:05:11.860 would love to get the message out about that so if you are willing to hand out that card then connect
00:05:16.100 with us on x or instagram and we'll get that file to you and you can have that printed up
00:05:22.740 But another thing that we have really been thinking about, we actually, we haven't been
00:05:28.420 fully open with you about our mission, but we also haven't been fully open with you about
00:05:32.600 our funding.
00:05:33.620 We actually haven't received any major funding at all since we started, and we just haven't
00:05:40.400 put the word out there that we need funding and we need donations.
00:05:43.260 That is something that we need, and I've come to see it a little differently about donations
00:05:49.200 and what that is.
00:05:51.300 we really, I view it now as partnering with people out there and them actually having the
00:05:59.560 ability to fund this is a way for them to partner with us and to actually fuel the change that we
00:06:06.080 want to see. And I know I've grown up watching televangelists and people spreading the message
00:06:14.560 about saying, oh, we need funding, so call this number now. But I don't want to sound like that.
00:06:19.700 I truly mean this, that if you want to partner with us and to help us spread the message,
00:06:25.060 then we would love to see that. We would love to have your donation. I don't want to sound
00:06:31.020 like that, televanchist. I really hate that, but it's true. So we have recently set up a PayPal.
00:06:37.620 So if you would like to fuel our mission, we really do need your funding and it will be used
00:06:45.900 for the mission. We need more equipment. We need resources for the kids on these campuses because
00:06:52.080 we have kids that are working with us trying to help get the chapter started. So we need resources
00:06:56.520 for these kids and we need to get a website set up. So there's so many things that your money will
00:07:01.380 go towards. And because we don't have funding, our travel has been strictly limited to Southern
00:07:05.540 Ontario. But once we get the funding, we'll be able to reach the entirety of Canada. That is the hope
00:07:10.920 and that is something that we will be doing. So again, if you feel that strongly that you want
00:07:16.160 to support us, then I would ask you to consider donating through the PayPal link because that is
00:07:21.920 something that we need and this is your chance to help fuel change in Canada. And it's not just
00:07:27.740 donations, we need volunteers as well. So if you want to hand out the card, I'll say it again,
00:07:32.440 then just connect with us on X or Instagram and we would love to get that out to you.
00:07:36.240 And when you donate, make sure that you also still connect with us on X or Instagram so that we can
00:07:42.260 get your email from you, and then we will email you with updates about what we're doing, the chapters
00:07:46.940 that have been ratified, and how your funds are being used, because I believe that we really need
00:07:51.040 to be open with you. So you will have an insider way to connect with us if you do that. Anyway,
00:07:57.100 so that is the mission, and if you know anyone who would love to support us, you can share this
00:08:02.760 video with them, feel free to do that, guys. Anyway, that'll do it for me. I am Sarah. Please
00:08:07.820 like, subscribe, and comment. That'll really help the channel out. All right, bye.