Vanier College cancels Holocaust ceremony following safety concerns

Vanier College has cancelled its annual Holocaust commemoration ceremony, citing safety concerns and the “volatile geopolitical climate.” The Montreal Gazette says that the college continued to operate the remainder of its annual symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide “for a limited audience under tight security.” Holocaust survivor Eva Kuper, who was scheduled to speak at the ceremony, expressed disappointment at the decision. “I think that it is [Vanier’s] obligation as an educational institution to put students together, even if they are on opposite sides … to help them talk to each other, hear each other, recognize each other as human beings,” said Kuper.