Until Thursday morning, McGill University and Andrew Potter, director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and former editor of the Ottawa Citizen, were stumbling down a rocky but well-worn path of scandal and outrage. But then something special happened, something no one seems to have called for publicly: Potter offered what sounded like a very involuntary “resignation,” and McGill accepted it. That wasn’t my intention, it doesn’t reflect my views of Quebec, and I am heartbroken that the situation has evolved the way it has. I intend to continue with my current academic position at McGill, and I hope to serve the school in any place I might be effective. Under its next director, the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada might usefully inquire into what just happened here — though it might not survive the publication of its findings.

Source: National Post March 23, 2017 14:03 UTC