Campus debates over the conflict in Gaza remain heated on university campuses in Québec—including at Concordia University and McGill University—despite the recent ceasefire, reports CBC. At McGill, protesters reportedly put up banners and spilled red paint on a skating rink after the ceasefire was announced. At a recent Special General Meeting, the Concordia Student Union voted in favour of a motion to bring Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions before the Concordia Board of Governors. In a statement, Concordia President Graham Carr said that these kinds of boycott campaigns “are contrary to the value of academic freedom upon which all universities are founded.” Additionally, Carr referenced reports of masked individuals, discriminatory behaviour, and intimidation tactics at the union meeting, condemning this as behaviour that is “unacceptable on campus and contravenes our policies.”
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Campus debates over the conflict in Gaza remain heated
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