McGill University says it is going to court again to remove a pro-Palestinian annex that has been installed on its downtown Montreal campus since late April.
Earlier this week, McGill failed to convince a Superior Court judge that the situation at the halt was urgent enough to justify a temporary injunction.
The university says it will now apply for an interim injunction, which focuses less on the urgency at the heart of the dispute and more on the legal rights.
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McGill maintains that its campus is private property and that it has the right to determine how its grounds are used.
It says its new application is to stop “indefinite occupation of its property”, not to stop protests on the campus.
Protesters have set up dozens of tents in McGill’s downtown area, demanding the university divest investments in companies linked to the Israeli military and sever ties with Israeli institutions.
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