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Quebec higher education minister accused of intervening in college course on Palestine (CBC Radio One)

Quebec's higher Education Minister, is admitting she told Dawson College to avoid bringing up sensitive topics during one of its courses, as Gander's admission comes, as her Ministry is conducting investigations into Dawson and Vanier colleges.

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February 20, 2025

Canada's Jewish Community Mourns

Devastated by Return of Four Hostages' Bodies After More Than 500 Days in Captivity Toronto, ON – February 20, 2025 – Today, the bodies of four Israeli hostages—who were brutally...Read More

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February 20, 2025

Police arrest 2nd suspect in 2023 shooting of Montreal Jewish school (CityNews)

Montreal police have arrested a second suspect in connection with shots fired at a Jewish school in Côte-des-Neiges-NDG in November 2023.

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February 19, 2025

CBC’s Anti-Semitic and Anti-Israel Bias to Be Put to CRTC (Ottawa Life)

Last September, Ottawa Life Magazine exposed 128 cases of misreporting by the CBC on the Israel-Hamas conflict, as tracked and reported by HonestReporting Canada.

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February 19, 2025

Les accusations d’ingérence se multiplient contre Pascale Déry, la CAQ la défend (La Presse)

Les accusations d’ingérence politique se multiplient au lendemain de l’aveu par la ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, Pascale Déry, qu’elle s’est mêlée du contenu d’un cours au Collège Dawson. Mais le gouvernement Legault juge que c’était la chose à faire et se porte à sa défense.

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February 19, 2025

Quebec higher education minister intervenes in Dawson College course on Palestinian culture (CBC News)

Pascale Déry, formerly a CIJA-Quebec board member, accused of conflict of interest

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February 19, 2025

Academic freedom: Quebec Higher Education Minister under fire from opposition (CTV News)

Quebec’s Minister for Higher Education, Pascale Déry, came under fire from the opposition parties on Wednesday after admitting she interfered with the content of a course at Dawson College.

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February 19, 2025

Les oppositions demandent des excuses, des explications, voire une enquête sur Pascale Déry (Le Devoir)

Les partis d’opposition à l’Assemblée nationale ont réclamé mercredi des excuses, des explications — et peut-être une enquête — sur la ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, Pascale Déry, sur laquelle planent des soupçons d’ingérence politique et de conflits d’intérêts.

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February 19, 2025

Professors condemn Pascale Déry for ‘political interference’ in Palestinian course content at Dawson College (The Montreal Gazette)

Quebec academic unions are condemning Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry for what they call political interference after she demanded Dawson College justify the content of a French course discussing Palestinians.

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February 19, 2025