U of T professor placed on leave after commenting on Charlie Kirk's shooting death | CBC News

"A University of Toronto professor has been placed on leave after making a controversial comment online in the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk earlier this week. According to screenshots, Ruth Marshall, an associate professor of religious studies and political science, posted on her now-private X account, formerly Twitter, that "shooting is honestly too good for so many of you fascist c--ts." The tweet was posted at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, about an hour after U.S. President Donald Trump shared on social media that Kirk had died."

"Marshall's post was criticized by many users online, including Ontario's Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security Nolan Quinn. "Universities and their professors are supposed to foster critical thought, respectful debate, and be safe learning environments and this professor's violent rhetoric flagrantly flies in the face of that. I've been clear with the University of Toronto: they need to act," wrote Quinn on social media on Wednesday. In a statement to CBC News, a spokesperson for the University of Toronto said the university took immediate action after learning of the professor's social media post. "The faculty member is now on leave and not on campus. The matter is being looked into and the University will not be commenting further," the unnamed spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday."

Ruth Marshall, an associate professor of religious studies and political science at the University of Toronto, posted on her private X account that "shooting is honestly too good for so many of you fascist c--ts." The tweet was posted at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, about an hour after U.S. President Donald Trump shared that Charlie Kirk had died. The post drew criticism online, including from Ontario minister Nolan Quinn, who said the rhetoric contradicts the role of universities. The university placed the faculty member on leave and said the matter is being investigated. CBC received no response from Marshall, faculty pages showed access denied, and an employment lawyer said termination could depend on university policies and reputational harm.

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