Ontario’s Minister for Colleges and Universities, Jill Dunlop, has demanded universities take action to sanction student groups after a number of them voiced support for the attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians. A statement signed by the York Federation of Students, the York University Graduate Students’ Association, and the Glendon College Student Union praised the “strong act of resistance” by “the Palestinian people” (they make no specific mention of the terrorist group Hamas) and “stand in solidarity with those resisting [Israel’s] oppression.” Most of the rest of the statement is replete with criticism of Israel’s policies, occupation of land/settlements, and “genocide” against Palestinians.
This is why we always need to be suspicious of any level of government that oversteps its authority on free expression and is hypocritical in the process.
This is why we always need to be suspicious of any level of government that oversteps its authority on free expression and is hypocritical in the process.