The suspension of a B.C. university professor is being investigated over concern his employer violated his academic freedom.
Derek Pyne was suspended without pay over research into the practice of his colleagues publishing in so-called predatory academic journals.
And now the Canadian association of university professors is looking into how Thomson Rivers University handled the incident.
We look at what it says about academic freedom in Canada, and the rise in so-called fraudulent journals.
Dave is joined by Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd.
