Dear ɫ members,
We wish to inform you that on November 8, 2023, the Office of the Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) delivered a letter to the ɫ President regarding the ballot question on the Policy Against Genocide in Palestine being asked in the ɫ Fall 2023 referendum.
The letter states that:
“Should this referendum question pass and become a ɫ policy, the University will consider that ɫ is in breach of its own constitution, and hence also in default of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between ɫ and McGill University, as per Section 12.1.2 of this MoA.”
The letter also expresses concerns about the contents of the policy and its claims and urges the ɫ’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to consider several options including rejecting the referendum and engaging the Board to seek outside legal counsel.
Elections ɫ is a politically autonomous body responsible for running elections within the Students’ Society of McGill University, and as per the Internal Regulations of Elections and Referenda, Elections ɫ is the sole body to administer the Society’s Referenda (Article 1.2).
The ɫ wished to maintain the integrity of the democratic process and avoid any undue influence on voters. That is also the reason why this communication is being sent to ɫ members after the voting period has closed.
Thank you all for voting.
Գ,
The ɫ’s Executive Committee
