Court acts on McGill Palestinian issue
A judge has thrown out a request to ban the McGill student union’s pro‑Palestinian policy on the technicality that the plaintiff who asked for the ban is no longer a student so can’t be affected by it – neatly sidestepping taking any side.
Taylor C. Noakes 16:02 on 2025-05-19 Permalink
It’s pretty outrageous that B’nai Brith used a McGill student as a conduit to suppress freedom of conscience and speech on a university campus. Nearly 80 percent of the students who voted on this issue supported the motion.
What other students or student groups have access to a well-funded lobby organization that can help them attempt to overturn the democratic will of the students? The judge’s sidestep is unfortunate, but not nearly as bad as McGill’s actions throughout this whole affair.
H. John 18:28 on 2025-05-19 Permalink
I don’t think I’d use the phrase “neatly sidestepping taking any side.”
The issue of “standing” isn’t a technicality, rather it’s a fundamental requirement to start a case.
After the first judge to hear the case granted a preliminary injunction, the Court of Appeal in overturning that decision, dealt with the issues raised in this case, at length, in a thoughtful and thorough way.
https://tinyurl.com/2stynyfe
It mentioned in passing that they weren’t going to discuss the plaintiff’s standing, but it did strike them as worth mentioning that it should be taken into consideration if the case continued.
Kate 20:22 on 2025-05-19 Permalink
Thank you, H. John