Al Muir

Very strongly agree

Yes, taxpayers should not fund ideological echo chambers that cancel dissenting viewpoints

Maxime Bernier frequently uses the rhetoric of 'taxpayer-funded' institutions being taken over by 'woke' ideology and 'cancel culture,' arguing that the government must intervene to stop it. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

Yes

The People's Party of Canada platform explicitly states they will withhold federal funding from post-secondary institutions that fail to protect the freedom of expression of students and faculty. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

Yes, universities are marketplaces of ideas where protecting offensive speech is essential to intellectual rigor

The PPC champions the idea that all speech, including that which is deemed offensive, must be protected as a fundamental right and essential for intellectual rigor. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, using financial leverage to dictate acceptable campus speech is a dangerous authoritarian overreach

While the PPC generally advocates for less government, they view the current state of universities as a betrayal of their mission, and see withholding funds as a defensive measure to restore constitutional freedoms rather than overreach. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No

This contradicts the party's official policy and Maxime Bernier's frequent criticisms of what he describes as the suppression of speech on university campuses. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, universities must autonomously enforce conduct codes to protect marginalized students from targeted hate speech

The PPC strongly opposes the use of 'hate speech' or 'safe space' arguments to restrict expression, viewing these as tools for ideological censorship.