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TMU redacts antisemitism report to avoid action
Toronto Metropolitan University redacts antisemitism report to avoid code-of-conduct breaches.
In brief
Toronto Metropolitan University redacts antisemitism report to avoid code-of-conduct breaches. Toronto Metropolitan University redacted a report finding its own codes of conduct breached to avoid taking action on campus antisemitism. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
TMU report redacted
Toronto Metropolitan University redacted pages from a report finding its own codes of conduct breached.
“pages from the report were redacted on privacy grounds (several students were charged after the protests under review)”
Benotto's conclusion
Retired justice Mary Lou Benotto found TMU’s codes of conduct breached, requiring action the university avoided.
“the university’s own codes of conduct were breached, a finding that would have forced tmu to take action”
TMU's response
TMU appointed former Ontario premier Bob Rae to chair a task force reviewing the report next spring.
“Upon receipt, tmu announced it was appointing former ontario premier bob rae to chair an implementation task force”
Leadership change
TMU president Mohamed Lachemi will retire by next year, leaving cleanup to new provost Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano.
“by the time rae delivers his findings, tmu president mohamed lachemi, an algerian-canadian engineer who was appointed in 2016, will have retired”
Task force controversy
Task force includes TMU faculty members who oppose adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s antisemitism definition.
“the appointment of a task force that includes a number of tmu faculty members and others who have expressed public opposition to one of the key benotto recommendations”
What happens next
TMU delays action on antisemitism report by shifting responsibility to next year’s leadership.
“the clean-up will be someone else’s problem, the current provost and vice-president, roberta iannacito-provenzano, is set to take over next year”
The main idea
Toronto Metropolitan University redacted a report finding its own codes of conduct breached to avoid taking action on campus antisemitism.
