CANADA
National Post
Chris Purdy, Canadian Press
EDMONTON — Former Stephen Harper strategist Tom Flanagan has been widely and swiftly condemned for suggesting that people shouldn’t be jailed for looking at child pornography.
The remarks will end the distinguished career of the University of Calgary political science professor on a sour note as the university announced his resignation.
“Comments made by Tom Flanagan in Lethbridge yesterday absolutely do not represent the views of the University of Calgary. In the university’s view, child pornography is not a victimless crime,” University of Calgary president Elizabeth Cannon said in a statement.
She said Flanagan was already on leave and would remain so until his retirement on June 30, 2013. Flanagan had submitted his retirement papers in January but the university had not announced it.
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