Premier Doug Ford said he has “all the confidence in the world” that Ontario universities can cope with any pro-Palestinian encampment protests.
But Ford urged demonstrators not to “interrupt some students’ graduation” ceremonies.
University of Toronto has placed “Temporary Closure” signs around King’s College Circle presumably to avoid encampment protests like those in the U.S. and at McGill University in Montreal.
A pro-Palestinian activist looks at a map of Palestine taped to the fencing around their encampment on McGill University’s campus in Montreal, Monday, April 29, 2024. The University of Ottawa is warning pro-Palestinian student activists who are following the lead of some American and Canadian post-secondary students and setting up camp today on university property that their protest can face serious consequences.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi