Canada’s McGill University requests police assistance amid campus protests
Canada’s McGill University has requested police assistance amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus, the university said in a statement on Tuesday.
The decision to request law enforcement for help came after dialogue with student representatives failed to reach a resolution, leading the institute to take the “final step” in its protocol and request police assistance on Monday, according to the statement.
“Police representatives, who have expertise in skillfully resolving situations such as these, have now started their own process. We continue to work with them to resolve the matter,” the university said.
Students have been protesting the war in Gaza at McGill, setting up an encampment since Saturday. The university said it informed the students the protest was not authorized, but that the students chose to remain.
-CNN
