McGill's Law School Has a Student on Day Parole, and the Campus Is Split
A convicted murderer is attending McGill University's law school while on day parole, CBC reports, and his presence has set off a debate about public safety and rehabilitation. Several students say they feel vulnerable and frustrated by a lack of transparency about Jeffrey George Ewert's violent past against women. His lawyer and student supporters argue he deserves a second chance.
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Parole means serving the rest of a sentence in the community, so a second chance has to have an address. His supporters' position is that a law school is a legitimate one.
The grievance CBC reports from students is narrower and more actionable than a demand for expulsion: they say they feel vulnerable and that they weren't told about his violent past against women.
Which suggests the dispute framed as safety versus second chances is also about who gets told what, and when — a question a university can answer without deciding anyone's enrollment.