Alberta bill to limit institutional speech, comments from post-secondary schools

Alberta has introduced legislation to restrict post-secondary schools from being able to publicly weigh in on social and political issues.

Advanced Education Minister Myles McDougall says schools could still make official expressions of sympathy, and that the bill, should it pass, would not restrict the rights of staffers to make personal statements.

But he says the schools themselves should not be taking stands on political issues, such as the ongoing Israeli military action in Gaza.

The bill also grants the government authority to review university policy to ensure schools are complying.