How is the attack on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canada?

I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination—comments that unquestionably fall within the scope of academic freedom and freedom of expression.

Last week, the federal government blocked the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap from entering Canada. The group was scheduled to perform two concerts, one in Toronto and the other in Vancouver.