Overview

• A 71-page Quebec Education Department report identifies prayer rooms, political student groups and Palestinian-themed course content as fueling mistrust at Dawson and Vanier colleges
• The report warns that prayer spaces may foster radicalization and questions their place in public junior colleges
• Investigators found pro-Palestinian student associations breaching their non-political charters by promoting activism through events and merchandise
• It highlights uneven application of academic freedom rules and recommends a new law to standardize oversight across the CEGEP system
• Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry has pledged to uphold secularism and is reviewing legislative options to implement the report’s recommendations