QC publishes report on investigation at Dawson, Vanier on secularism law

A report published by the Government of Québec Ministère de l’Éducation asserts that QC’s secularism law is not being consistently respected at Dawson College and Vanier College, according to the Journal de Québec. CTV states that the report highlights issues such as tensions created by political student groups and divergent interpretations of academic freedom. The […]

According to La Presse, Government of Québec Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry questioned Vanier College instructors and administrators last Fall about the content of a course on Palestinian literature. This is the second such incident in recent months: Déry was also accused of political interference at Dawson College after reports surfaced last week about her […]

Government of Québec Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry has been accused by multiple members of the province’s postsecondary community of political interference at Dawson College. La Presse reports that Déry intervened directly in the content of a course on Palestine at Dawson, therefore infringing on the college’s academic freedom. The Fédération nationale des enseignantes et […]

The Government of Québec is launching an investigation into the on-campus climates at Dawson College and Vanier College. The decision was made after QC reportedly received student complaints about safety concerns amid tensions related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. QC Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry stated that the investigation will examine the […]

Dawson College has closed it campus and cancelled classes today in response to its student union’s recent decision to participate in a planned pro-Palestinian strike. The strike was organized by the Coalition de Résistance pour l’Unité Étudiante Syndicale–a coalition of student unions from across Québec–with the goal of pressuring “institutions, corporations, the federal government, and […]