McGill has always been on the wrong side of history

McGill has always been on the wrong side of history

Are major institutions so terrified of being perceived as critical of Israel — or worse, of promoting peace — that they’re literally digging up trees?

McGill did just that, removing a white pine sapling — a symbol of Indigenous people depicted on Montreal’s flag — planted in the name of peace where the pro-Palestinian encampment stood for over two months last spring.

Forget reconciliation — or even reforestation — McGill says Indigenous activists “didn’t get permission” to plant a peace tree on what the university considers “unceded Indigenous territory.”

Some would argue this demonstrates McGill’s hypocrisy; I think it demonstrates consistency — McGill has always been on the wrong side of history.

Its students, for the most part, have not.

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