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Thank you thank you thank you! As the parent of a young adult who should be studying engineering at the university you are faculty of, but who is not able to attend said university, this is fabulous news!

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That's great news! It makes me feel like going back to university, to be surrounded by intelligent and like-minded academics!

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That's beautiful. And this is what is happening I think across the board - a new parallel world is emerging - doing exactly what you and your colleagues are doing. Go around the current system that is imploding and crumbling, and create something new. That's substack. That's alternative media platforms. Really excellent.

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Good news. Love the inclusion of the ever more popular lion meme. Let us know how American colleagues can help and participate as your center grows. Roles for retired academics to pitch in to make these work could be considered.

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This is wonderful news. I have forwarded it to my daughter who is in 3rd year of a bio psych degree. I have been telling her over the past couple of years-wouldn’t it be nice if you could work under the tutelage of experts like Dr Byram Bridle! 🙂

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Im so grateful that you are creatively pushing forward. I am wavering and exhausted, and seeing others holding light and resolve is really a lifeline.

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This sounds amazing!

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Mar 29, 2022·edited Mar 29, 2022

I attended UofGuelph and graduated from my M.Sc. in 2011. I saw the erosion first hand over 10 years ago that has led to the dire pathetic state of "higher learning" in Canadian academia. It's truly a shame. I'm glad to see a silver lining coming from all of this. Our institutions need an overhaul so that they are once again places for debate and discussion.

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Thank you once again for fighting the fight and that ACTIVELY ...in the know means genuine value

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This is incredible. I applaud you all with tears in my eyes and hope for the future.❤️🙏❤️🙏

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Wish you all the best in your new endeavors. We need this!

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Thank you! Both our sons were discouraged by the measures taken by the universities. Stopped them mid stride as they were striving to fulfill their goals and dreams.

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If I were a youth I'd be all over this. Wonderful news!

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Godspeed!

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what a great initiative.

this is one important step towards power of the people being dragged back from the governments who have badly misused and abused that power.

we need more similar initiatives worldwide (though my location makes me think that North America particularly requires them.)

I will happily provide word of mouth advertising for any such organization.

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Wonderful news!

I was listening yesterday discussion between Dr. Jordan Peterson, and wonderful journalist, Rex Murphy about Bill 67, government is trying to pass. Absolute horror! Everyone should learn about this bill, and we all need to do whatever we can to stop it from passing! You can hear the discussion via you tube.

I am so happy to learn about your initiative. There is hope for my grandkids!

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