Carleton University Speaks! RE: CUSA motion

News Release

Carleton University Encourages Diversity of Opinion
December 5, 2006

(Ottawa)–Carleton University welcomes the diversity of opinion and has always been committed to the free expression of ideas in an open and respectful way. The deliberations that have taken place this evening by the Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA) are an example of the health of public discourse on Carleton’s campus.

CUSA is an independently incorporated entity and, as such, is free to debate and pass its own motions, including the rules and regulations governing the recognition of CUSA clubs and societies. The University respects CUSA’s independent decision-making process.


The University, however, is not bound by the views or opinions held by the Carleton University Students’ Association. Student groups, both those recognized by CUSA and those that are not, have had and will continue to have the opportunity to book space on campus in accordance with Carleton’s existing policies and procedures. Providing an environment that encourages the expression of diverse and divergent ideas is a longstanding Carleton commitment.

For a listing of facilities available for booking, please visit the Carleton University’s Tour and Conference Centre Web site at

http://www.carleton.ca/housing/tourandconf/

H/T NorthJoe at Free Dominion