The Encampment Is Gone. Protesters Say McGill Went About It The Wrong Way
Colin Harris | 11 July 2024 | CBC
The pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University's downtown campus ended not with the sound of tear gas canisters popping and batons against riot shields, but with private security guards escorting a few dozen protesters out of the sprawling site in the early hours on Wednesday.
Montreal police had told the university it wouldn't dismantle the encampment without the approval of a judge. But instead of waiting for yet another injunction request to move through Quebec Superior Court, the university hired its own force to do the job…