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Re: 19 Obama protesters arrested at Notre Dame
Unless it's a university receiving public funding, it has every right to arbitrarily restrict what activities take place on campus. All universities in Canada are public, and even with those you often have you get the administration's permission to hold demonstrations.
Secondly, with the arrival of the President, security concerns must necessarily be high. Not to mention, it must be an honour for any school to receive the President, regardless if its liberal or not... and I could see why some wouldn't want his visit being tarnished by demonstrations that have nothing to do with the event.
They could have just as easily protested outside of the campus gates where freedom of speech and assembly would be protected. But no, they weren't satisfied with that. They had to be up close and personal at a university they weren't even attending.
Unless it's a university receiving public funding, it has every right to arbitrarily restrict what activities take place on campus. All universities in Canada are public, and even with those you often have you get the administration's permission to hold demonstrations.
Secondly, with the arrival of the President, security concerns must necessarily be high. Not to mention, it must be an honour for any school to receive the President, regardless if its liberal or not... and I could see why some wouldn't want his visit being tarnished by demonstrations that have nothing to do with the event.
They could have just as easily protested outside of the campus gates where freedom of speech and assembly would be protected. But no, they weren't satisfied with that. They had to be up close and personal at a university they weren't even attending.