{"id":8768,"date":"2018-10-22T10:02:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T14:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/?page_id=8768"},"modified":"2025-10-14T14:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:21:23","slug":"free-speech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/free-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Free Speech\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#updates\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Updates\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#background\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Background\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#process\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Process\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#related-policies\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Related Policies\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton University has completed the process of developing a free speech policy. On this website you will find information about the process, the policy and the annual report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/Freedom-of-Speech-Policy-Final-approved-for-website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view the Free Speech policy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/Free-Speech-Annual-Report-2025-Carleton-University.pdf\">Click here to view the 2024\/25 Free Speech Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/free-speech\/cu-free-speech-annual-report-2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12685\">Click here to view the 2023\/24 Free Speech Annual Report&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/CU-Free-Speech-Annual-Report-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view the 2022\/23 Free Speech Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/CU-Free-Speech-Annual-Report-2022-b-1.pdf\">Click here to view the 2021\/22 Free Speech Annual Report.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;blockHeader&quot;&#x3A;&quot;Updates&quot;,&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;loadmore&quot;,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;post&quot;,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;showDates&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showTimeToRead&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showExcerpts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;category&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;25&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"updates\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Updates\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            category\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n    \n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2018-12-03T19:00:00-05:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        December 4, 2018\n    <\/time>\n\n                    <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Free Speech Update #2\n    <\/h3>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white\">\n            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                To all members of the Carleton community, Senate approved the final draft of the Free Speech Policy at their meeting on Nov. 30, 2018. I\n                                    &#8230;\n                            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/2018\/free-speech-update-2\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            Read news\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                post\n                Free Speech Update #2\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n        <\/div>\n        \n                                            <button aria-label=\"Load More\" class=\"loadMore cu-button not-prose cu-button--dark-grey cu-button--center \" type=\"button\">\n    <div class=\"block load-more-button\">\n        Load More\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hidden no-more-posts\">\n        No more to load\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"items-center justify-center hidden load-more-spinner cu-pageloader\">\n    <div class=\"inline-block h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n        <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n            Loading&#8230;\n        <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/button>\n                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"background\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Aug. 30, 2018, the Premier\u2019s Office advised all publicly assisted colleges and universities in Ontario to develop and post a free speech policy that meets specified minimum standards by Jan. 1, 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/opo\/en\/2018\/08\/ontario-protects-free-speech-on-campuses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view the Premier\u2019s Office press release.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"process\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Senate discussed the matter at its Sept. 28, 2018, meeting and mandated a task force of Carleton University Senators, composed of both faculty and students, to create a draft policy. Senate reviewed this draft policy at its Oct. 19, 2018, meeting and presented it to the community for feedback. The Carleton community was invited to provide feedback from Oct. 23, 2018 to Nov. 6, 2018. Community input helped finalize the content of the policy, which was approved by Senate at its Nov. 30, 2018, meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/Free-Speech-Policy-Feedback-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view the task force&#8217;s final report.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"related-policies\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Policies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note, the policy does not exhaust all university policies with respect to freedom of speech and is not intended to amend or qualify university policies on academic freedom or to equity and human rights. The policy is designed to be complementary to a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/secretariat\/policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">existing Carleton policies<\/a>, notably:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Rights Polices and Procedure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sexual Violence Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student and Visitor Ban Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accreditation of Student Organizations Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Booking Space on Campus Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Booking University Centre Galleria Space Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Posting Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workplace Harassment Prevention Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workplace Violence Prevention Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University has completed the process of developing a free speech policy. On this website you will find information about the process, the policy and the annual report. 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