Only three tents remain at UofT encampment ahead of 6 p.m. deadline

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TORONTO — Only three tents remain at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Toronto as demonstrators dismantle their encampment ahead of a 6 p.m. deadline to leave the site.

An Ontario judge issued an order Tuesday for the protesters to take down the encampment that was set up at King's College Circle two months ago and at one point included as many as 177 tents.A crowd is gathering near the site for a rally in support of the protesters.

In a statement issued around 11 a.m., demonstrators said they had not made a final decision"about the 6 p.m. deadline." "Like any court order, this order should be followed to ensure that happens," read the statement from Minister Jill Dunlop. “If the property truly is a quasi-public space, why should one ad hoc group of people get to determine who can use that space for a period of over 50 days?

 

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