The university did not say why the former judge and high-profile advocate for children’s and Indigenous rights is no longer a tenured professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, only confirming that she is no longer with the school as of Dec. 16. UBC cited privacy law in not giving more details.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
At the time, the university and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs stood behind Turpel-Lafond, with the latter calling her a “fierce, ethical and groundbreaking advocate for Indigenous peoples for decades.” The CBC asked Turpel-Lafond how her father could be Cree given her grandparents had no obvious Indigenous roots. Turpel-Lafond declined to answer or say who she believes her father’s biological parents were, but hinted at family secrets in a statement.
That’s one less indigenous professor… oh wait….
Hurray!