Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told identity verification 1

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Turpel-Lafond Refuses to Accept Waiver of Identity Verification for Second Honorary Degree

VICTORIA – The Royal Roads University says it has accepted the return of an honorary doctorate from retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC probe last fall over her claims about Indigenous heritage.

A statement from the University of Victoria says it contacted Turpel-Lafond after launching a review in response to public concerns.

The statement said Turpel-Lafond voluntarily returned the degree canceled by the university.

It said the school’s review process included consulting with Indigenous and academic peers and its advisory committee on honors and awards.

It is the second honorary degree Turpel-Lafond is giving up after Vancouver Island University made a similar announcement last month.

A number of other schools have confirmed they review the honors degrees awarded to her, including the University of Regina, as well as the Universities of Carleton, McGill, Brock, Mount Saint Vincent and St. Thomas.

Turpel-Lafond previously told CBC that during her childhood she did not question the biological ancestry of her father, who she said was Cree.

She served as British Columbia’s representative for children and youth and was an associate professor of law at the University of BC until December

Until last year, she was also the academic director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Center at UBC.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published on February 7, 2023.

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