Overview

• Associate professor Ruth Marshall posted, “Shooting is honestly too good for so many of you fascist c*nts,” prompting widespread backlash and institutional action.
• The University of Toronto says Marshall is on leave and off campus while the post is reviewed, and her contact details were removed from university web pages.
• U of T closed the Jackman Humanities Building through Monday with Campus Safety on site, relocating or moving classes online and telling occupants to work elsewhere.
• Toronto Police confirm a report was filed and say the matter is under investigation, while the university said students were not in immediate danger.
• Coverage differs on context: some outlets framed the remark as celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, whereas Marshall says it addressed atrocity denial in Gaza and shared a screenshot to support that account; Ontario leaders Doug Ford and Nolan Quinn publicly condemned the comment.