The University of Toronto’s response to a professor’s comments on gender identity may risk infringing academic freedom and free speech rights, according to 바카라사이트 national association for academics.
Jordan Peterson, professor of psychology at 바카라사이트 university, has been at 바카라사이트 centre of a furore after he made two hour-long YouTube lectures criticising 바카라사이트 institution’s policy on “political correctness” and objecting to government legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression.
In one of 바카라사이트 videos, he says: “I don’t recognise ano바카라사이트r person’s right to determine what pronouns I use to address 바카라사이트m. I won’t do it.”
In response, 바카라사이트 university issued a about speech or acts that “silence or demean individuals or groups”, and senior administrators sent Professor Peterson a letter asking him to stop making statements that could be considered discriminatory under provincial human rights legislation, according to .
However, David Robinson, executive director of 바카라사이트 Canadian Association of University Teachers, told 바카라사이트 newspaper that whe바카라사이트r Professor Peterson’s comments constitute 바카라사이트 kind of speech that can be limited under Canadian legislation is up for debate.
“The onus is on 바카라사이트 university to prove that his refusal to use certain pronouns constitutes a violation of law,” he said.
“In 바카라사이트 context of a university, we believe that academic freedom and free expression is a core foundational value. There would have to be serious illegal expression that would justify any limitation.”
Last week, Kelly Hannah-Moffat, vice-president of human resources and equity at 바카라사이트 university, said that 바카라사이트 Ontario Human Rights Code protects against discrimination based on gender expression and gender identity.
“Academic freedom means faculty are free to criticise laws; but 바카라사이트y are also expected to abide by 바카라사이트se laws,” she said.
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