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Michael Higgins: Teacher fired for speaking truth on Kamloops gets day in court

Lawyers for a fired B.C. teacher contend his Charter free-expression rights were disregarded by the school board and union after he questioned residential school burial claims.

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“Contrary to the Employer’s point of view, Mr. McMurtry’s comments were not ‘inflammatory, inappropriate, insensitive, and contrary to the (Employer’s) message of condolences and reconciliation,’” says the petition. “Rather, they were rational, reasonable, defensible and made in a good faith effort on Mr. McMurtry’s part, as an educator, to discuss the announcement — as requested by the principal — with students in a respectful, free and frank m…

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BC Teacher Fired for Residential School Comments Files Legal Challenge

Lawyers representing a former high school teacher who was dismissed for his comments on residential schools have filed a petition for judicial review in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The petition asks the court to review a Labour Relations Board decision upholding the union’s refusal to challenge teacher Jim McMurtry’s dismissal, arguing that the board failed to consider his Charter right to freedom of expression. McMurtry had taught a…

·New York, United States
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Michael Higgins: Teacher fired for speaking truth on Kamloops gets day in court

For refusing to jump on the Kamloops “mass graves” narrative bandwagon, high school teacher Jim McMurtry was sacked by educational authorities, abandoned by his union and refused a hearing before a labour relations board.

·Toronto, Canada
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National Post broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Friday, July 31, 2026.
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