Students For Free Speech

Students for Free Speech Canada is a national student movement defending open debate, viewpoint diversity, and free expression on Canadian campuses.

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

🚨 WATCH: Today, while Dr. Tom Flanagan and reporter Drea Humphrey were having civil conversations with students who disagreed with their stance on residential schools, someone chose to pour an entire bottle of water on Dr. Flanagan’s head.

This is an outrageous attack on freedom of speech, and we condemn this assault.

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

Thank you to the students who came up to the mic during our time on campus!

Great conversations took place, some that lasted over 20 minutes. 🎤

A crowd of students gathered to hear the debates, although some came to protest the conversation even taking place.

We will be releasing the exchanges in the coming days … stay tuned!

[Drea Humphrey @DreaHumphrey]

TRUTH doesn’t fear inquiry.

A masked University of Calgary student chose violence over debate today.

I’m proud of the other students who didn’t. Thank you to Canadian Students for Free Speech for having me and for normalizing discussions about Canadian history.

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

@ExpertAccident1 Throwing water at a Professor Emeritus is not debating, nor is it speech.

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

We welcomed every single student who disagreed to come up to the microphone and talk to Dr. Flanagan and Drea Humphrey.

It was a space for an open debate.

Instead, one side of the debate decided that it is no longer time for discussion. It’s time for violence.

We’re extremely disappointed by today’s events, and even more disappointed by the conversations we had with @UCalgary faculty members who opposed our mere presence on campus.

[Leviathan @l3v1at4an]

A @UCalgary student gets extremely triggered by the sight of @DreaHumphrey & @RebelNewsOnline presence that he calls for their arrest rather than engaging in debate.

The tolerant & peaceful left 🤡

[Western Standard @WesternStandard]

WATCH: Tom Flanagan gets assaulted at free speech event at U of C

https://t.co/BZm4YFHyzs

[Andrew Lawton @AndrewLawton]

Is assaulting an 82-year man what qualifies as woke these days?

[Geoff Horsman @HorsmanGeoff]

Tom Flanagan is a gentleman and a scholar.

His response to being assaulted is one of grace and care for the indoctrinated students.

We're proud to host Dr. Flanagan discussing university decolonization with @Aaronpete_ @wokal_distance @jonkay next month (link in reply)!

[Free Speech Union of Canada @FSU_Canada]

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[Rebel News Canada @RebelNews_CA]

BREAKING: Drea Humphrey and Dr. Tom Flanagan assaulted at free-speech event

Both were unharmed after a masked assailant dumped a water bottle on them during an event at the University of Calgary.

https://t.co/NeTpKbimiM

[Rebel News @RebelNewsOnline]

BREAKING: A masked individual has been arrested by police after dumping a cup of liquid on Rebel News reporter Drea Humphrey and Dr. Tom Flanagan during a free-speech event at the University of Calgary on Tuesday afternoon.

READ MORE: https://t.co/ZTkmgNM8vh

[Kate Marland @kateemarland]

Underscores the need for MORE of these types of events. Students are so accustomed to viewpoint homogeneity that civil discourse is seen as a threat. We need to do everything we can to foster a culture of free speech and open conversation.

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

https://t.co/rQr429Vsdc

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

Help us ensure we can continue to help these conversations on campus.

We won’t back down.

Donate today 👇

https://t.co/fzrmq81iWe

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

🚨 WATCH: Today, while Dr. Tom Flanagan and reporter Drea Humphrey were having civil conversations with students who disagreed with their stance on residential schools, someone chose to pour an entire bottle of water on Dr. Flanagan’s head.

This is an outrageous attack on freedom of speech, and we condemn this assault.

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

Help us ensure we can continue to help these conversations on campus.

We won’t back down.

Donate today 👇

https://t.co/fzrmq81iWe

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

🚨 Dr. Tom Flanagan and reporter Drea Humphrey comment after a free speech event on residential schools was cut short because a student poured an entire water bottle on Dr. Flanagan’s head.

This is an outrageous attack on freedom of expression.

When people choose to stop talking, violence happens.

That’s exactly what happened today.

[The Democracy Fund @TDF_Can]

In just two days, we handed out 120 patriotic student handbooks at Concordia and McGill, celebrating Canadian history, honouring influential Canadians, and championing freedom of expression.

40+ students signed up to start free speech clubs. Now it's your turn.

Want to bring free speech to your campus?

Whether you want to start a club, host an event, or get handbooks for your school, we'll help you make it happen.

Get involved: https://t.co/WTo55DZzW2

[The Democracy Fund @TDF_Can]

Concordia's student union published a handbook that disparages Canada, questions the value of voting, and calls for mobilizing behind Palestinian prisoners, including some tied to terrorism.

With Canadian Students for Free Speech (@FreeSpeech_CAN ), @anastasia_zor and @realdrewsylver created a patriotic alternative: a handbook that celebrates Canada, honours influential Canadians, and champions free expression.

This week, our team handed out 120 copies at Concordia and McGill.

The result? Over 40 students signed up to start free speech clubs on both campuses.

"One Concordia student told me how happy they were to see us there, because the student union had never faced any real opposition until now." – @WilliamDiazAB, National Campus Coordinator

Learn more, start a club, get involved: https://t.co/5SyNTVGjGE

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

Stay tuned for more updates about the situation, and what Students for Free Speech did to fight back.

[Students For Free Speech @FreeSpeech_CAN]

🚨 Today, a team of students at Concordia University chose to fight back against the Concordia Student Union’s distribution of a communist-style handbook that ignored key moments of Canadian history and focused on one ideologically-driven narrative.

The Concordia Student Union published a handbook that teaches you how to disrupt and strike.

Students for Free Speech chose to produce a handbook that celebrates Canadian history, and promotes freedom for expression.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and picked up a handbook!