Former Alberta Professor Arrested at Victoria University, Accused of Trespassing

Academic Frances Widdowson speaks at an award ceremony held by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) in Toronto on June 13, 2025. Omid Ghoreishi/The Epoch TimesFormer Mount Royal professor and free speech advocate Frances Widdowson was arrested at the University of Victoria campus on Dec. 2, while trying to engage students in discussions about residential schools.Widdowson, a former tenured professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, was removed from her job in 2021. The removal came after Widdowson spoke out against “wokeism” and identity politics on her website and on social media, often clashing online with colleagues.