Canadian Antiterrorism Bill and Academic Freedom

The Canadian Association of University Teachers is warning that antiterrorism legislation under consideration in Canada could limit academic freedom. An analysis of the legislation notes, for example, that "advocating terrorism" could be a crime. The C.A.U.T. asks whether a professor talking about the reasons some antiapartheid groups used violence to force change in South Africa would be committing a criminal act. The association urges the adoption of an exemption to the law for statements and actions related to instruction and education.