McGill University principal Suzanne Fortier has intervened in a controversy over whether three students were denied seats on the undergraduate student union’s highest body because they are pro-Israel or, as many in the Jewish...
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The fight against anti semitism and the BDS Israel movement in Canada.
Students Defeat BDS at the University of Winnipeg
By: WireService.ca Media Release- CIJAToday, a motion in favour of Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) against Israel was voted down at the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association’s (UWSA) Special general meeting. WireService.ca Media Release (10/25/2017)...
BDS fail: Canadian university rejects Israel boycott
By: Glad BenariA union at a university in British Columbia, Canada, has rejected a motion to boycott Israel. On Sunday, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) at Simon Fraser University announced the results of a referendum calling to support...
Toronto U. Students Approve Holocaust Education Week After Protest
By: Marcy OsterThe student union board at Ryerson University in Toronto approved a resolution to commemorate Holocaust Education Week less than a month after a walkout by students when it was first introduced.