Two centuries ago, liberal theorist John Stuart Mill wrote in his classic, On Liberty, that human liberty requires freedom of conscience, thought and feeling: “absolute freedom of opinion and sentiment on all subjects, practical or speculative, scientific, moral or theological.” His thinking has recently taken a battering, not least in our universities, but that beating is now joined by the foray of the Canadian Nurses Association into political thought.

In its 2025 Code of Ethics, the association compels nurses to include a broad set of progressive political beliefs in their professional duties. Among these: nurses must respect the principles of social justice; advocate for the stewardship of the environment; advocate for freedom from oppression; and pursue truth and reconciliation.

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Peter MacKinnon served as the president of three Canadian universities and is a senior fellow with the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. Photo: Pexels.