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As it tries to implement a ban on the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions protest movement, student government at McGill University is in turmoil.

The latest flashpoint was the vote of a general assembly to kick a Jewish student off the board of directors Monday night, with no debate or argument, after he was identified by BDS supporters as politically active in support of Jewish causes.

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In response, the school’s principal Suzanne Fortier has launched an investigation and set up a hotline so people “can report incidents of intolerance based on religion or ethnic origin occurring on our campuses.” She has also called for a task force to examine broader questions of academic freedom and equity.

Noah Lew, a third year student who joined the board of the Student Society of McGill University after being elected as vice-president finance of the Arts Undergraduate Society, was one of a dozen board members who were up for ratification by a vote that was open to all students in attendance at Monday’s general assembly.