University of Alberta

If a university isn't the place to air a range of ideas about the geophysical, social, and economic consequences of profligate fossil fuel use, we should worry about the future of academic inquiry.

Want to hand a victory to those who would shut down Alberta's oilsands tomorrow? Withdraw the U of A's offer of an honorary degree for David Suzuki. Trust me, that'll work.

The government has a moral imperative to share information about what it does with its citizenry — why restrict what citizens can do with this information?

The government needs to remember that sometimes in history, the right thing is more than just the only thing decent people can do, but the right thing politically too.