“For many of us, we just felt relieved that the policy had passed,” Postgraduate Students’ Society (PGSS) Equity Commissioner Angela Yu said.
On Nov. 22, McGill Senate unanimously passed the Policy against Sexual Violence. Erin Sobat, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) vice-president (VP) University Affairs, felt cognitive dissonance amid the applause.
“There were a lot of congratulations and applause,” Sobat said. “I personally felt a bit of mixed feelings […] because here are people who rejected a student draft that in some ways had a lot of similar elements just over half a year ago and are now here voting unanimously and espousing the importance of this [….] It is ironic to say the least.”