Does the Charter apply to universities? The plot thickens with recent decision

Many university administrators and student leaders have been watching with interest as the legal dispute between anti-abortion activists and Carleton University winds it way through the courts (see here and here for background).  Specifically, the curiosity surrounds one issue: does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to universities?  If the Charter does apply, then political activists, not to mention anyone […]

Pro-life students arrested at Carleton

The Ottawa Citizen reported earlier this week that five pro-life student activists were arrested at Carleton University for staging a protest that featured graphic images of bloody fetuses and comparisons to historical genocides in a certain common area of campus.  The students had requested permission from the university two months prior to use the space for the […]