Into Wokism’s Raging Maw

Widdowson at the University of Lethbridge

As wokeism rampages throughout society, a few are attempting to fight it head on – and paying the price. One is political scientist Frances Widdowson, previously fired for sheer outspokenness from her professorship at Calgary’s Mount Royal University.

On February 1, 2023, Widdowson was shouted down by a 700-strong mob at the University of Lethbridge as she prepared to deliver a talk to which a faculty member had invited her. Those tempted to wave off the incident as irrelevant might remind themselves that today’s out-of-control students are tomorrow’s managers, leaders and (presumably) parents.

Widdowson eloquently and perceptively describes the encounter on the other side of the paywall, including its place in the broader intellectual and moral degradation of Canada’s universities — and what might be done to begin restoring balance.