The Writers Union of Canada visited a meeting of Canadian community college academics (whom I believe are all paid for by Canadian taxpayers) and tried to have a discussion about how the Canadian copyright law was being interpreted to deny writers substantial income from the use of their works in academia.

Here’s where thing got confusing–nobody was wearing a mask, so naturally the writers were asked to leave.  A word to the wise–if you want academics to engage with you, you need one of those white masks.  Or maybe a metaphorical sheet if none are available.