Toronto: University to withhold fees from student union over BDS

Mar 8, 2022, 5:45 AM (GMT+2)

The University of Toronto has announced that it will begin withholding fees from the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) over its policy of forcing students to fund Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activities, B’nai Brith Canada said in a statement on Monday.

In a letter sent on Friday, U of T Vice-President and Provost Cheryl Regehr announced that, beginning March 31, the University would withhold $10,918.36 of student fees earmarked for the GSU. This sum represents the University’s calculation of the amount spent annually by the GSU to promote the antisemitic BDS campaign against Israel.