University protests: McGill heads to court for injunction to remove pro-Palestinian encampment

Lawyers for Montreal’s McGill University were in court Monday seeking an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on its downtown campus since April.

The protesters are demanding the university divest from companies that they deem “complicit” in Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories and cut ties with Israeli institutions.

In a judicial application dated Friday, McGill says the encampment is a "security, safety and public health risk” that has escalated tensions on campus.

As Amanda Jelowicki reports, McGill is hoping for a swift resolution.

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[ZenCorvus]

Pro hamas.

No one there is Palestinian

[gladyshaddad]

You have to stop this ball of fire before it comes out of control

[BijayKpQ-jelm]

So, tomorrow if anything wrong happens in the campus, the University officials will go to court, instead of handling themselves

[frankd]

Who would the families sue if there was a fire and loss of life?

[johnjohnson]

These kids are clueless maybe go to school isn't that what a university is for

[lastChang]

Democracy works!
Can Chinese🇨🇳 people protest like this in front of Tiananmen Square?

[svetrud]

What exactly they want ? Go work and send money to help gaza, Ukrain, Yemen and many more countries( you will be surprised if you Google it ) . Childrens are killed there too, but there is no protests for that??? Why??? If you want peace it should be for all the kids no?

[mikedunsmuir]

Protester are actually acting for terrorist. Its very bizarre that any Canadian would protest like this

[Diggyoz]

“Although our open campuses welcome the public for many authorized activities, the University is private property.” ~ Fabrice Labeau, Deputy Provost

It’s private property, you don’t need an injunction, Call the cops

[rania]

Good on the free souls of this generation 🇵🇸shame on everyone in the comments. This is the same ignorance that lead to unjust war killing a MILLION iraqis then admitting there were no weapons of mass destruction. Same stupidity, you people never change & choose ignorance every time.

[eovzltg]

this whole thing seems to be thought up and funded by the tent manufacturers association, incredible!

[Anonymous_Whisper]

They may be setting very poor legal president

[lesliemacmillan]

Defund the universities. Maybe dentistry and engineering should stay. But gender studies and all of sociology has to go.
Good on McGill for not letting the campers bring in portable toilets. Otherwise next they'd want free food.

[StephenLeGresley]

It wouldn't be if the colleges had the guts to call in either the cops or campus security to clear them out. They don't need a court injunction to kick people off their land, they just need to do it.

They should start handing out fines and see how long the campers stay when it costs them thousands a day to stay there.

Also, in Canada it's illegal to cover your face unless for medical purposes. They should be taking their masks off.

And this is a major problem I have with our extreme immigration policies, bring enough people from a war torn country in and the conflict will follow with them.

[FR_PALESTIN]

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." ~ Voltaire

[geraldgeorge]

Teaching and learning institutions are for learning. They are not indoctrination sites for Hamas

[agoogleuser]

So as their lawyer said, if it's not permanent then when is the ending date?

[MrGunsboy]

What many people commenting forget is that if they are going to be forcefully removed, we will never be able to stand up to our government or institution management. Even if you do not support the cause, we live in a democratic and a free country and our right to protest accordingly and peacefully should be protected. It seems that the government is getting used to be heavy handed. We should support the students to speak up their minds and empower them instead of complaining about it. We need a stronger, and more independent new generation to have any hope for the future.

[gman]

They aren't even students. Schools done. Get ride of this. It's ridiculous

[rathnammaraman]

Remember how the West mocked India "for not giving freedom to religious minorities" during the riots of farmers? Well, now the boot's on the other foot! Expecting the West to show how it's done!