McGill and Carleton Universities have rescinded honorary degrees bestowed upon Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, following news that disputed her self-identified Indigenous background and academic accolades last year.
In a statement to the Star, Katherine Gombay, a spokesperson for McGill, confirmed the university voted to revoke the prominent scholar and former judge’s honorary degree on Friday.
“Based on its work, the subcommittee found evidence calling into question the validity of information about academic credentials and accomplishments appearing on Ms. Turpel-Lafond’s curriculum vitae. It also recognized that her claims about being a Treaty Indian were the subject of important questions,” Gombay continued.
The two universities’ decisions to revoke their degrees join that of the University of Regina, which rescinded its honour to Turpel-Lafond earlier this month. In recent weeks, Turpel-Lafond has also voluntarily returned honorary degrees to Vancouver Island University and Royal Roads University,A 2021 recipient of the Order of Canada, Turpel-Lafond was once considered among Canada’s most accomplished Indigenous scholars.
“I have never been awarded a position on an affirmative action basis, although I support such hires as an important part of decolonization and reconciliation,” she said.what it said at the time was the university’s
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