Montreal·Breaking
McGill University has withdrawn its injunction request against pro-Palestinian groups that had for months camped on its downtown campus, CBC News has learned.
Encampment on downtown Montreal campus was dismantled July 10
McGill University has withdrawn its injunction request against pro-Palestinian groups, CBC News has learned.
The request sought a court order to remove the encampment on its downtown campus in Montreal.
Earlier this month, the university hired a private security firm to evict the protesters anyway.
A case management hearing was scheduled Thursday morning at the Montreal courthouse, but McGill’s lawyers were not present.
The proceeding was suspended and court documents filed shortly afterward by the law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, which has been representing McGill, provided notice to the court about the withdrawal.
Two people involved in the case also said the university does not intend to set a new court date.
McGill did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
More to come.
Written by Verity Stevenson with files from Rowan Kennedy