McGill University on consequences for students, divesting after pro-Palestinian camp dismantled [Video]

McGill University says it hasn’t ruled out expelling any students involved in the pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus after it was forcefully dismantled on Wednesday.

“We’ve seen intimidation, harassment, damage to property, we’ve seen an occupation of the building, we’ve seen clashes with the police,” said Fabrice Labeau, McGill University vice president of administration and finance. “One of our security guards was assaulted, so this was a pretty bad situation that was getting worse.”

He states that “most of the people” camping out on the lower field were not McGill students, and consequences will be doled out on a case-by-case basis.

“The kind of consequences they face can go up to expulsion,” Labeau said. “But again, it depends on each case and the facts of each case.”

The university reiterates that it moved forward with the dismantlement simply because the camp was on private property.

“We wanted to act and take the matter in our own hands,” Labeau tells CTV News. “That’s …