▁speech . ▁The ▁annual ▁report ▁gives ▁gr ades ▁to ▁univers ities ▁and ▁students ' ▁un ions ▁based ▁on ▁J CC F ' s ▁opinion ▁of ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁their ▁principles ▁and ▁procedures ▁regarding ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁actions ▁regarding ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech . ▁ ▁The ▁Cape ▁Bre ton ▁University ▁Stud ents ' ▁Union ▁critic ized ▁J CC F ' s ▁rank ings ▁as ▁being ▁polit ically ▁motiv ated ▁and ▁using ▁old ▁information ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁dock ed ▁for ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁religious ▁and ▁political ▁groups ▁approaching ▁people . ▁Official s ▁at ▁Ry erson ▁University ▁def ended ▁itself ▁against ▁its ▁low ▁scores ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁J CC F ▁rank ings ▁fail ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁legal ▁anti - h ate ▁speech ▁prov isions ▁under ▁federal ▁and ▁provincial ▁laws . ▁ ▁Activ ist ▁L inds ay ▁She ph erd , ▁former ▁Te aching ▁Ass istant ▁at ▁Sir - Wil fr id ▁Laur ier ▁University ▁joined ▁the ▁J CC F ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁End ors ements ▁ ▁The ▁end ors ement ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁J CC F ▁website ▁lists ▁seven ▁individuals ▁as ▁represent atives ▁for ▁Canadian ▁think ▁t anks . ▁These ▁are : ▁Canadian ▁Tax pay ers ▁Federation ▁Institute ▁of ▁Family ▁and ▁Mar riage ▁Canada ▁( res earch ▁arm ▁of ▁F ocus ▁on ▁the ▁Family ▁Canada ) ▁Montreal ▁Econom ic ▁Institute ▁Society ▁for ▁Academ ic ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Sch olar ship ▁Institute ▁for ▁Liberal ▁Studies ▁Mac don ald – La ur ier ▁Institute ▁F ras er ▁Institute ▁The