BC Supreme Court gives VIU injunction against pro-Palestinian encampment

Last Thursday, the British Columbia Supreme Court ordered protesters to remove the encampment at Vancouver Island University by Sunday morning and to not establish any further camps in this area for 150 days. Supreme Court Justice Michael Stephens granted VIU an interim injunction after a three-day hearing; in the injunction, Stephens narrowed the scope of the order sought by VIU. “While we respect and support the right to peaceful protest and diverse viewpoints, today’s court order ensures that the campus quad is returned to the entire community and prevents any individual group from occupying a shared space for extended periods of time to promote a single perspective.”