Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says York University blocked his campus event

Alberta Conservative MP Garnett Genuis said a planned event at York University was cancelled after the student centre required it be held in a closed room; the student centre says the decision was not politically motivated and that he may reapply.

Alberta Conservative MP Garnett Genuis announced that a planned campus event at York University was cancelled after the York University Student Centre declined permission. Genuis posted on X that the cancellation represented another attack on free speech. The student centre responded that the decision was not politically motivated and that the event did not meet its requirements. Genuis has been visiting campuses to speak with students about youth unemployment and affordability and said he usually sets up at tables in public spaces to reach students; he says York was the only campus to require a closed room. Known details: - Garnett Genuis said the student centre denied permission and announced the event's cancellation on X. - Genuis described the cancellation as an attack on free speech in his post. - The York University Student Centre said the decision "was not politically motivated in any way" and that the event did not meet its requirements. - Genuis said he normally holds informal table events in public areas rather than in closed rooms, and that York was the only campus to require a reserved room. - The student centre's executive director said Genuis is welcome to reapply if his event meets the centre's requirements. Summary: The accounts differ on whether the cancellation was driven by political concerns or by adherence to event rules, drawing attention to campus event policies. York's student centre has stated the MP may reapply if the event complies with its requirements. Undetermined at this time.