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This article originally appeared in The Queen’s Journal on March 11, 2016. While it’s essential for institutions to practice freedom of expression, there’s no place for intolerance at a university. This is especially true in student government, where neutrality should be upheld. On Feb. 22, over 900 students gathered for the Students’ Society of McGill University…
Welcome to the revival of our weekly news round-up, where we try our long-winded best to summarize the Jewish news of the week, with bonus pop culture stars at the end. If you read something here that you want to say something about, get in touch: editor@newvoices.org. Students at McGill University in Montreal voted against…
Many are questioning the future of the Israel-Canada relationship following Justin Trudeau’s Oct. 21 inauguration as Prime Minister of Canada, but Benjamin Netanyahu’s congratulatory phone call to Trudeau suggests a continuing friendly relationship between the two countries. While Canada’s previous Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, was seen as a loyal and vocal supporter of Israeli policy…