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A PUBLIC STATEMENT TO THE GUELPH-HUMBER COMMUNITY

 

From (Ex) Professor Paul Finlayson

 

Suspended without charges. Silenced without process. Defamed without evidence.

 

Some of you reading this will know me. Some will not. Some have heard the gossip — that lazy currency of cowards — and believed it, because it’s always easier to nod than to think. Some of you might ask: Why is this my problem? Well, it isn’t—not yet. But if you care about freedom of speech and want to live in a society where truth matters more than tribal comfort, read on. If you believe everyone should parrot what they’re told and never ask questions, you’re already part of the problem. But that’s not Canada. Not yet.

 

This site may fail. Or it may crack open the silence. Eighteen months of suspension — without charge, trial, or truth — have made it almost impossible for me to return. Not a single soul at Guelph-Humber will speak to me. Why? Because I said Hamas are Nazis — a view shared by Holocaust scholars, international journalists, and victims of October 7. But somehow, in the Kafkaesque theatre of our campus, this became my crime.

 

Meanwhile, my accuser, partnered with the Vice Provost and their battalion of lawyers, posts publicly about how Jews are “sub-human,” “devil-worshippers,” “filthy,” and how he “hates everything about the West.” He glorifies terrorist groups while teaching business. I reposted his public words. They’re still online. You can verify them yourself.

 

He has never been charged. His posts, the ones that rise to the level of "Hate Propaganda" are being investigated by the police.  How could a department dedicated to human rights, human rights experts, let off a man whose offences rise to a criminal extreme and judge that the man who the real experts say made an utterly legal political comment should be treated like a criminal and right now, as we speak, the apparatus of Guelph and Humber are trying to find ways to fire me without anyone seeing the truth.  The University of Guelph-Humber and the two institutions behind it do not have two standards.  They simply are anti-Semitic and are trying to hide it.  

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Are you going to let them get away with it?  Is it only Jews who should care about anti-Semitism? 

 

Yes, the 10/10 seriously offended let off instantly three times.  The 0/10 non-offender who simply offended a virulent anti-Semite who happened to have a powerful friend has had two institutions collapse on his head.  If you disagree with the seriousness of Ramadan and MSA's offences vs. my non-offence, you are simply ignorant.  Read the code. 

You can replicate my findings in ten minutes. This isn’t about Palestine. It’s about justice. And if that doesn’t move you, don’t feign surprise when democracy crumbles under the weight of its cowardice. Ask me anything. Ask ChatGPT. Ask the Charter. Ask yourself.

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What Should Institutions Do About Professor Wael Ramadan?

 

Under their own rules — the University of Guelph, Humber College, University of Toronto, and the Ontario Human Rights Code — here’s what Professor Ramadan’s posts amount to:

 

  1. IHRA Violations: Repeated breaches of the internationally recognised definition of antisemitism.

  2. Criminal Hate Propaganda: Under Section 319(2) of the Criminal Code — glorifying Hamas, Holocaust inversion, “Jews are Satanists.”

  3. Poisoned Academic Climate: Breaches U of G Human Rights Policy (Sections 6–8).

  4. Policy Violations: Contradicts Humber’s policies on inclusion, non-discrimination, and safety.

  5. Harassment: Meets HRTO thresholds under Sections 5, 7, and 8.

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 Required Actions (if integrity still matters):

 

  • Immediate suspension pending investigation.

  • Referral to police under the hate propaganda law.

  • Independent, non-partisan human rights probe.

  • Public acknowledgement of harm done.

  • Support for affected Jewish students and faculty.

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What Is Natural Justice — And Why Was It Trashed?

 

Natural justice isn’t a fancy legal term. It means fairness. The legal system of Canada is built on it. It means:

 

  • You’re told the accusation.

  • You’re allowed to respond.

  • A neutral party hears both sides.

  • Evidence, not gossip, guides the outcome.

 

I received none of this. Not even the courtesy of a formal charge.

 

Instead, I was punished secretly, smeared in public, and abandoned by a university that claims to teach ethics while practising duplicity.

                                  Comparison of Ramadan vs. Finlayson 

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Free Speech vs Hate Propaganda: A Primer

 

  • Finlayson’s post: One response. Political. Charter-protected under Section 2(b). Sent to one student, privately.

  • Ramadan’s posts: Dozens of public broadcasts—Holocaust inversion. Hate speech. IHRA breaches. Thousands of followers. Some posts potentially criminal.

 

As the Supreme Court of Canada ruled: “Freedom of expression does not extend to hate propaganda.”

 

 

Final Thought

 

This isn’t merely hypocrisy. It’s moral inversion.

 

The guilty shielded, the innocent punished. Orwell called it doublethink. Kafka called it a procedure. Hitchens would call it what it is: evil, outsourced to bureaucracy.

 

This is your institution. This is your country. And unless you care now, you’ll find yourself asking why no one spoke up — when it’s your turn.

 

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It’s Not Just My Opinion — It’s Documented

 

Who started the rumour that I’d been arrested? It wasn’t gossip; it was slander. Fabricated from whole cloth and swallowed without scrutiny by people who should know better.

 

I’m not asking for money. Not a petition. Just this: if you were ever part of a university, you were part of a community. You should care.

 

I taught thousands of students over 14 years. I believed in fairness. I still do. But don’t care because you knew me. Care because if everyone shrugs and says, “not my problem,” society collapses into fear and conformity.

 

 

I’m Not Like Them

 

  • Not like Melanie Spence Ariemma, who condemns without evidence.

  • Not like George Bragues, who judges from behind closed doors.

  • Not like Wael Ramadan, who posts filth and hides behind senior administration who share his anti-Semitism. 

  • Not like lawyers who tremble behind cease-and-desist letters.

  • Not like management that weaponises policy to silence dissent.

 

I respond to anyone. I fear no sunlight. I hide from no question.  Why has Spence-Ariemma, Baragues and Edgett refused to answer a single question?  Why do they hide, and when the evidence is presented, they say no comment or bizarrely claim harassment?  

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This is a huge cover-up. 

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Why I’m Speaking — And Why You Should Listen

 

I was suspended without cause. Gagged. Maligned. Threatened with arrest. Diagnosed with PTSD from institutional abuse, confirmed by WSIB.

 

Not for misconduct. But for speaking out—legally in defence of Israel. My accuser posts open hate, protected by his friend, the Vice Provost. Management hired an “independent” investigator, Gita Anand, who ignored every piece of exonerating evidence I provided and upheld accusations based on innuendo.

 

Why does truth frighten them so much? Why do they hide behind lawyers while pretending to be victims?

 

Because the truth is not their friend.

 

 

What I Ask of You

 

This is not revenge. This is a warning.

 

If this can happen to me — without trial, evidence, or appeal — it can happen to anyone.

 

Everything in this document is verifiable. There is nothing here that isn’t backed by clear, public evidence. The university knows this. They are desperate. And they will likely try to shut this site down.

 

Do you want to live in a world where bullies win?

 

If you have questions, I will answer them. If you want proof, I’ll give it. If you want to see the receipts, I have them.

 

Use the anonymous Dropbox. You can ask me anything. Or visit freedomtooffend.com to learn more.

 

This is your institution.

 

This is your test.

 

What will you do?

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