U of C delivered measured response to Gaza protest: report [Video]

A review into the decision-making process that led to the removal of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Calgary says the school was ready and acted according to leading practices in crisis management.

The report, by consulting firm MNP, said while the date and time of the encampment came as a surprise, the University of Calgary was aware of the possibility and had planned for it.

“In the face of a complex and challenging situation, the CMT decision making process was found to be measured, deliberate and informed,” said the report.

“Following the predetermined plan, including the decision to not permit protest encampments on campus, the Calgary Police Service were called to enforce a trespass notice, and the encampment was dismantled by the evening of May 9.”

It was one of several protests on university campuses in Canada and the United States in response to Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

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