In an article in a campus newspaper , St . Francis Xavier University student Jasmine Cormier urges cancellation of the speech because she believes the safety of students at this school comes first and foremost , and is more important than hosting a woman who has spent her career contesting women who are possible victims of sexual assault . Her complaint has been echoed by the director of the Antigonish women ' s resource centre , Lucille Harper , who says Henein ' s successful defence of Ghomeshi contributed to a culture . . . where survivors themselves are blamed for the violence . The right to a criminal defence is such a basic , fundamental thing , that I can ' t wrap my head around who still thinks there ' s something wrong with a lawyer carrying out her duty to her client . Who are these people ?