Liberal, Green MPs probe universities’ free speech policies as Israel-Hamas war grinds on

As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, 13 Liberal and Green MPs are asking 27 Canadian universities to explain how they’re protecting faculty, staff and students from blowback over advocacy for Palestinians or Israelis.
“We have seen a rise in antisemitism, anti-Arab discrimination, anti-Palestinian discrimination and Islamophobia,” said Liberal MP for Brampton-Centre Shafqat Ali, who initiated the letter. It was sent to the universities on February 4. “We thought we should have a conversation with university presidents about how they’re dealing with this situation.” Ali was one of the five MPs who traveled to the Occupied West Bank and Jordan… Source: cbc.ca/