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Lisa Bildy: Activist tribunal rules classical liberalism is not a political philosophy

EDI has become so pervasive, its political nature can become invisible to those enforcing it

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Does anyone understand what “classical liberalism” is anymore? The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal certainly doesn’t.

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Last month, it tossed out a complaint filed by a former political science professor against Simon Fraser University (SFU). He argued that he was passed over for a tenure-track position because his classical liberal beliefs did not align with the university’s demand for ideological conformity to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

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His case didn’t even get past the gate-keeping stage. Four years after his complaint was filed, the tribunal ruled, without a hearing, that his beliefs were not grounded in a cohesive and recognized political philosophy and that the complaint had “no reasonable prospect of success.”

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